What’s Search Engine?

  • A software that searches for information and returns sites which provide that information. Examples of search engines are AltaVista, Google …
    www.dreamweaverresources.com/seo/glossary.htm

  • Web sites which allow users to query a database of other sites, eg Google, MSN Search.
    www.e-gain.co.uk/online_marketing/news_articles/Search%20Engine%20Marketing/4

  • A tool for searching information on the Internet by topic. Popular engines include InfoSeek, Inktomi and Web Crawler.
    www.geeksnet.com/faq/glossary.htm

  • A search engine is a searchable online database of internet resources. It has several components: search engine software, spider software, an index (database), and a relevancy algorithm (rules for ranking). …
    cavalierwebsolutions.com/seoglossary.html

  • A search engines is a program that searches documents (ie web pages, which are HTML-documents) for specified keywords and returns the list of documents. A search engine has two parts, a spider and an indexer. …
    avtecmedia.com/tools/web-design-glossary.htm

  • the software used to retrieve information from a database or from the Internet (eg, the WebLUIS catalog or Yahoo!). A search engine generally includes features such as Boolean operators, search fields, display format, etc.
    www.lib.fsu.edu/glossary

  • A web site visitors can use to search the internet. For example, Google or Yahoo.
    www.summary.net/manual/glossary.html

  • The program(s) used to provide internet users with a search facility. Nowadays, mega corporations that own the engines have the same name.
    www.techduke.com/2007/05/15/definitions-and-acronyms-in-seo-search-engine-optimization/

  • this term commonly refers to a service for searching the contents of the World Wide Web. You can type in keywords and find Web pages on your topic. Google is the most popular search engine at present. There is more information about search engines in our Web page entitled Effective Searching.
    www.swan.ac.uk/lis/helpandtraining/resource_guides/GlossaryM-Z/

  • A web site that offers its visitors the ability to search for content (eg information, products, etc.) on the Internet. Search engines periodically spider webpages and add the textual information into their index. Contrast this with a directory, that require human submission, editing and approval.
    www.edlinkservices.com/support/glossary.php

  • software that searches for electronic information.
    www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/gorgas/glossary.htm

  • On the Internet, a search engine is a coordinated set of programs that includes:
    www.netaonline.org/PD-DigitalGlossary.rtf

  • A directory of Internet content. If you’re looking for specific information on the WWW, a search engine can list Web sites at which you’ll likely find that information. Popular search engines include Excite, Snap, Yahoo, and Infoseek.
    www.verio.com/support/files/glossary.cfm

  • A search engine is a type of software that creates indexes of databases or Internet sites based on the titles of files, keywords, or the full text of files. The search engine has an interface that allows you to type what you’re looking for into a blank field. …
    net-promoter.com/site-statistics/help/glossary.html

  • A search engine is a searchable database of Internet files collected by a computer program eg Google, Ask or Yahoo. There is no selection criteria for the collection of files. Each search engine only looks at part of the Internet.
    www.sfll.mmu.ac.uk/sflldemo_small/glossary/gloss_s.html

  • A program on a remote machine that allows keyword searches on the Internet.
    www.c-3.com/dict.cfm

  • A search engine is a program that searches Web pages for specified keywords and returns the list of links to pages matching the search criteria.
    www.bradycommunications.com/perspectives/glossary.aspx

  • Software that searches a database of web site pages to find and thenreturn page matches to the keywords query.
    search.newmediaworldwide.com/se-dictionary.php

  • specialized software, such as AltaVista and Yahoo, that lets WWW browser users search for information on the Web by using keywords, phrases, and boolean logic. Different search engines have different ways of categorizing and indexing information. …
    mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/netterms.htm

  • A service that will search the entire WWW according to your search request. Like YAHOO, GOOGLE and MSN
    www.greyfoxwebworks.com/webterms.html

  • Software that searches for data based on some criteria.
    www.spartanburg1.k12.sc.us/t2/glossary.html

  • A search engine is a Web site that contains a database of other Web sites that can be searched to find specific information. Search engines use software programs (robots and spiders) to gather and organize information without human intervention. …
    www.trafficjumper.com/glossary_q.php

  • A web program that helps users find information on the internet. The method for finding this information is usually done by maintaining an index of web resources that can be queried for the keywords or concepts entered by the user.
    www.theonlinedepartment.com/index.php

  • A utility capable of returning references to relevant information resources in response to a query. (DCMI)
    dublincore.org/groups/tools/glossary.shtml

  • A software program that collects and indexes Internet resources (Web pages, Usenet Newsgroups, programs, graphic images, etc.) and provides a keyword search system allowing the user to identify and retrieve resources based on words, phrases, or patterns within those documents. …
    library.queensu.ca/webisi/survivalguide/glossary.html

  • a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
    wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

  • A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system, such as on the World Wide Web, inside a corporate or proprietary network, or in a personal computer. …
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search engine

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    2 Responses to “What’s Search Engine?”

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