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search engine
noun search engines
- An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words. The MEMEX search engine with Textract software has been proved able to search the 1,251,521 records of the Pre-1920 Catalogue in four minutes.
verb search engines · search engining · search engined
- Alternative form of search-engine
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noun application that searches for data
| Español | buscador, motor de búsqueda |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 검색 엔진 geomsaek enjin |
| 日本語 | サーチエンジン sāchi enjin, 検索エンジン kensaku enjin |
| 中文 | 搜索引擎 sōusuǒ yǐnqíng, 搜索機 /搜索机 sōusuǒjī, 搜尋引擎 /搜寻引擎 sōuxún yǐnqíng |
| Português | máquina de busca, motor de busca, motor de pesquisa, buscador |
| Français | moteur de recherche |
| Deutsch | Suchmaschine |
| Italiano | motore di ricerca |
| Ελληνικά | μηχανή αναζήτησης michaní anazítisis |
| Română | motor de căutare |
| Русский | поиско́вая систе́ма poiskóvaja sistéma, поискови́к poiskovík, поиско́вая маши́на poiskóvaja mašína |
| العربية | مُحَرِّك بَحْث muḥarrik baḥṯ |
| עברית | מנוע חיפוש m'nóa-khipús |
Talk about this word "search engine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/search%20engine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. search engine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/search%20engine "search engine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/search%20engine.Cite this
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title = {search engine},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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