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search engine optimization

British  

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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His business, Centium AI, offers a version of search-engine optimization, helping clients show up in answers to the questions that people pose to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

In the same way that search-engine optimization ruined the web by creating a market for low-quality, highly ranked sites, using Reddit posts for training A.I. adds extra incentives for low-quality posts and comments.

From Slate • Dec. 27, 2024

Maybe taxonomy doesn’t matter, except when it comes to search-engine optimization, but Mr. Cruz, who runs A’s BBQ, and whose family comes from Acapulco, Mexico, settled on the term “Chicano barbecue.”

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021

He and his associates also used it to peddle their own off-brand products, including auto warranties, home security systems and search-engine optimization tools.

From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2018

The homepage of Seattle search-engine optimization company Moz will sport a similar support banner calling for people to take action.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2017

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