search engine
noun
a computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found.
Nearby words
seaq, seaquake, sear, search, search dog, search engine, search engine optimization, search me, search order, search party, search term
Origin of search engine
1990–95
Also called retrieval engine.
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Examples from the Web for search engine
Danny Sullivan, a self-described “search-engine guru” and editor of Search Engine Land, says yes.
Their version of journalism is to focus on things like “keyword density” and search-engine optimization.
British Dictionary definitions for search engine
search engine
noun
computing a service provided on the internet enabling users to search for items of interest
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Culture definitions for search engine
search engine
Web sites or software that search the Internet for documents that contain a key word, phrase, or subject that is specified by the user to the search engine. Each engine has its own method of searching for information.
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