search engine
search mechanism, mechanism on the Internet which allows searching for specific information
Search engine
search engine
Noun
1. a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
(hypernym) program, programme, computer program, computer programme
search engine
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Search Engine
Internet companies with programmes used for finding information on the world-wide web. Some popular search engine include, Google, Yahoo, Infoseek, Alte-Vista (see portal)