Subsites Defined

Subsites can be created beneath top-level sites. They can contain the same elements that top-level sites can contain (document libraries, lists, Web Parts, and so on) but typically are designed to provide information to a subset of the users of the top-level site that is related to the top-level site's functionality. For example, a top-level site might be created for a department, such as Engineering, and subsites created below it for divisions of the department, such as Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. Alternatively, a top-level site might be created for the Sales department, and subsites created for key clients or projects.

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