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search engine optimization

British  

noun

  1. computing the process of adjusting the content, structure, etc, of a website so that it will be displayed prominently by a search engine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The company sees the role evolving from technical positions like search engine optimization managers and marketing operations directors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Semrush, which went public in 2021, specializes in search engine optimization.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

That’s accomplished by gaming Google’s search engine optimization rules to get your AI-generated garbage to the top of a search results page for whatever product or service people are likely to be searching for.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024

In the months leading up to I/O, search engine optimization experts found that the Google Search algorithm had made some drastic updates.

From Slate ● May 16, 2024

And there were omissions, which, for the sake of alliteration and search engine optimization, we’ll call “snubs,” though, again, with this kind of volume, it’s not like voters were actively shunning anyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2022

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