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Webster is the name of some places in the United States of America:
- Webster, Florida
- Webster, Iowa
- Webster, Maine
- Webster, Massachusetts
- Webster, Minnesota
- Webster, New Hampshire
- Webster (village), New York
- Webster (town), New York
- Webster, North Carolina
- Webster, South Dakota
- Webster, Texas
- Webster, West Virginia
- Webster, Wisconsin
(There are also Webster City, Iowa, Webster Groves, Missouri, and Webster Springs, West Virginia.)
Webster is the name of some famous people:
- Daniel Webster, American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Massachusetts, and United States Secretary of State in the 19th century
- Noah Webster, American lexicographer
- Paul Francis Webster, American lyricist
- John Webster, the English Renaissance playwright
Webster (referring to Noah Webster) is also (in North America) a common term for a dictionary, the Webster's dictionary, to the point that the Merriam-Webster Company attempted unsuccessfully to defend it as a trademark.
Webster is also a television sitcom: Webster is a small black boy played by actor Emmanuel Lewis.
Webster was also the name of a comic strip in Shiver and Shake.
Webster University is a liberal arts university in Webster Groves, Missouri.
The Webster protocol is a dictionary network protocol, now surpassed by the DICT protocol.