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search engine optimization

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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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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

A serious problem, considering search engine optimization is ever more important for digital publishers in the age of plummeting social media traffic.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2023

Everywhere Everywhere — a game that’s either going to have awesome or terrible search engine optimization — kicked off the program.

From The Verge • Aug. 23, 2022

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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