SEO

abbreviation

Digital Technology.

1. search-engine optimization: the methods used to boost the ranking or frequency of a website in results returned by a search engine, in an effort to maximize user traffic to the site.

   The first step in SEO is to generate keywords that are relevant to your site's content.

SEO

abbreviation

1. computing search engine optimization

Word History and Origins

Origin of SEO¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

"We are definitely moving into the era of lower clicks and lower referral traffic for publishers," says Stuart Forrest, global director of SEO digital publishing at Bauer Media.

From BBC

"Rather than simply taking phones away, I think the first step should be teaching students what they can do without them," says Seo Min-joon, an 18 year-old high schooler who has been speaking up against the smartphone ban.

From BBC

Smith, who is also a part-time copywriter, says brands have requested he jettison all em dashes from his work, due to fears that anything that “looks like A.I.” could result in a downgrade from Google’s opaque SEO ranking system.

From Slate

The imperatives of SEO are what helped popularize a slick and impersonal style in the first place, Smith points out.

From Slate

Juri Seo’s Concertino for Piano and Chamber Orchestra, given a dashing performance by pianist HieYon Choi, consists of short movements that include a jazz fughetta and Schumann-esque romanticism.

From Los Angeles Times