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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
“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

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.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of search engine1

First recorded in 1990–95
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A US search engine called Perplexity AI has also reportedly offered to merge with TikTok.

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She added that she and Jane want Ofcom to take action not just against the sites hosting the images, but also against the search engines directing people to those sites.

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It's also harder for potential customers to find them, with recommendations often dictated by search engine and store algorithms.

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But he said he did not realise his evidence would appear in online search engines after a simple search for his name.

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The government said that they want Google to divest Chrome because doing so will “allow rival search engines the ability to access the browser that for many users is a gateway to the internet.â€

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