Dictionary.com

web crawler

or web·crawl·er

[ web-kraw-ler ]
/ ˈwɛbˌkrɔ lər /
Save This Word!

noun Digital Technology.
a computer program that digitally surveys websites, as in order to index web pages for a search engine.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Sometimes Web crawl·er .
Also called crawl·er .
Compare bot1, spider.

Origin of web crawler

First recorded in 1990–95

OTHER WORDS FROM web crawler

web crawling, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use web crawler in a sentence

FEEDBACK