Google

American  

[goo-guhl] / ˈgu gəl /

Trademark.

1. the brand name for a leading internet search engine, founded in 1998.

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verb (used with object)

Googled, Googling

1. (often lowercase) to search the internet for information about (a person, topic, etc.).

   We googled the new applicant to check her background.

verb (used without object)

Googled, Googling

1. (often lowercase) to use a search engine such as Google to find information, a website address, etc., on the internet.

Google British  

/ ˈɡuːɡəl /

noun

1. a popular search engine on the internet

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verb

1. to search for (something on the internet) using a search engine

2. to check (the credentials of someone) by searching for websites containing his or her name

Etymology

Origin of Google

First recorded in 1998; after mathematical term googol

Example Sentences

Along with that, Oracle also began building data centers to rent to customers in the cloud, competing with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure, and Google Cloud.

From Barron's

Google is acquiring Intersect’s workforce and gigawatts of active joint projects, while tasking the company with developing new technologies to expand the energy supply for U.S. data centers.

From MarketWatch

Google already owned a minority stake in Intersect, which builds renewable energy plants to power data centers that are used for AI computing.

From The Wall Street Journal

These are different from the closed generative AI models that have become household names -- ChatGPT-maker OpenAI or Google's Gemini - whose inner workings are fiercely protected.

From Barron's

A general partner at Google Ventures recently met with a team of three co-founders: two are 20 and one is 17.

From The Wall Street Journal