search engine

[surch en-juhn]

noun

Digital Technology.

1. 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.

search engine

noun

1. computing a service provided on the internet enabling users to search for items of interest

search engine

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of search engine¹

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

The company said Gemini 3 will improve the sophistication of answers to queries in its Gemini app, as well as those made using AI Mode in the Google search engine.

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Baidu, the operator of China's top search engine, logged a fall in quarterly revenue Tuesday, with its growing artificial intelligence business failing to offset losses driven by sluggish domestic spending.

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For example, tech titans must offer users the possibility to choose between different web browsers and search engines, via so-called "choice screens".

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Baidu, once China’s dominant search engine provider, is now pivoting heavily into AI, autonomous driving and chip development as its core advertising business slows.

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The biggest of the Chinese operators is Baidu, a Chinese internet company known for its search engine.

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