SEARCHENGINE

Search engine

A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information which must be consulted, akin to other techniques for managing information overload.

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search engine

Noun

  1. an application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words


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