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Search engine Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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search engine
<World-Wide Web, tool, information science> A remotely accessible program that lets you do keyword searches for information on the Internet. There are several types of search engine; the search may cover titles of documents, URLs, headers, or the full text.
A list of search engines, Centre Universitaire d'Informatique at the University of Geneva
(1995-11-28)
<World-Wide Web, tool, information science> A remotely accessible program that lets you do keyword searches for information on the Internet. There are several types of search engine; the search may cover titles of documents, URLs, headers, or the full text.
A list of search engines, Centre Universitaire d'Informatique at the University of Geneva
(1995-11-28)
| A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology |
Search Engine
One of the most essential tools on the Internet - they help you find web sites relating to a particular subject or the E-mail address of someone you know or articles posted to a Newsgroup or even companies which have a presence on the Internet. Most of the information provided by search engines is categorised so the search can be considerably refined before you even begin. The search engines are basically huge databases containing millions of records which include the URL of a particular Web page along with information relating to the content of the web page which is supplied in the HTML by the author. The search engine obtains this information via a submission from the author or by the search engines doing a "crawl" using "robot crawlers" of the internet for information.
Some search engines use Spiders to obtain information.
The are a number of facilities available on the web that allow authors to submit their web pages to hundreds of web sites at once.
Some search engines use a technique known as ICE to locate information on related topics.
The majority of the people that use this Glossary would have located it by using a Search Engine.
The most popular search engines are :-
Alta Vista
Excite
Hotbot
Galaxy
Infoseek
Lycos
Webcrawler
Yahoo
One of the most essential tools on the Internet - they help you find web sites relating to a particular subject or the E-mail address of someone you know or articles posted to a Newsgroup or even companies which have a presence on the Internet. Most of the information provided by search engines is categorised so the search can be considerably refined before you even begin. The search engines are basically huge databases containing millions of records which include the URL of a particular Web page along with information relating to the content of the web page which is supplied in the HTML by the author. The search engine obtains this information via a submission from the author or by the search engines doing a "crawl" using "robot crawlers" of the internet for information.
Some search engines use Spiders to obtain information.
The are a number of facilities available on the web that allow authors to submit their web pages to hundreds of web sites at once.
Some search engines use a technique known as ICE to locate information on related topics.
The majority of the people that use this Glossary would have located it by using a Search Engine.
The most popular search engines are :-
| WebGuest Web Glossary |
Search engine
Web site that allows users to search for keywords on Web pages . Every search engine has its own strategy for collecting data, so it's no wonder that one particular search produces different results on different search engines.
Web site that allows users to search for keywords on Web pages . Every search engine has its own strategy for collecting data, so it's no wonder that one particular search produces different results on different search engines.
| Jensen's Technology Glossary |
Search engine
WWW sites that allow users to type in a word or phrase and then search for other WWW sites linked to that word or phrase. A number of search and metasearch links can be found at http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/busn2311/helpers1.htm#General . Jensen still goes to Yahoo first at http://www.yahoo.com/
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WWW sites that allow users to type in a word or phrase and then search for other WWW sites linked to that word or phrase. A number of search and metasearch links can be found at http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/busn2311/helpers1.htm#General . Jensen still goes to Yahoo first at http://www.yahoo.com/
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| Internet Glossary |
Search Engine
A tool or program which allows keyword searching for relevant sites or information on the Internet. General and topic-specific search engines are prevalent today, for example, Education World, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Lycos, and Yahoo are examples of search engines.
A tool or program which allows keyword searching for relevant sites or information on the Internet. General and topic-specific search engines are prevalent today, for example, Education World, WebCrawler, Infoseek, Lycos, and Yahoo are examples of search engines.
| Website design & Internet terms |
Search Engine
Software programs on the Internet that allow you to search files relating to web sites in order to find what you are looking for. There are many search engines available which differ from each other in the way they index information and, more importantly the interface they present to the user. Some specialise in particular areas of search. The best one to use is the one you feel most comfortable with. In order to get good results it is important to submit the correct search criteria in the correct way. Practice makes perfect.
Software programs on the Internet that allow you to search files relating to web sites in order to find what you are looking for. There are many search engines available which differ from each other in the way they index information and, more importantly the interface they present to the user. Some specialise in particular areas of search. The best one to use is the one you feel most comfortable with. In order to get good results it is important to submit the correct search criteria in the correct way. Practice makes perfect.
| Multimedia Glossary |
Search "engines"/tools
programs which allow you to search through Web pages by keyword or subject. See: Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines
programs which allow you to search through Web pages by keyword or subject. See: Webmaster's Guide to Search Engines
| INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0 |
SEARCH ENGINE
A search engine is a program that searches documents (i.e. 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.The spider is the program that fetches the documents,and the indexer reads the documents and creates an index based on the words or ideas contained in each document.
A search engine is a program that searches documents (i.e. 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.The spider is the program that fetches the documents,and the indexer reads the documents and creates an index based on the words or ideas contained in each document.
| The Internet Dictionary |
search engine
A WWW site that serves as an index to other sites on the Web. Some of the more popular search engines are "Starting Point", "Yahoo", and "Lycos". Search engines are relatively easy to use. Normally, they contain references to common subject areas that you can point-and-click to connect to other links, that connect to other links, and so on. They also give you the opportunity to type in key words (by themselves, or in combination) to begin a search. Click here for an example of how a search works.
A WWW site that serves as an index to other sites on the Web. Some of the more popular search engines are "Starting Point", "Yahoo", and "Lycos". Search engines are relatively easy to use. Normally, they contain references to common subject areas that you can point-and-click to connect to other links, that connect to other links, and so on. They also give you the opportunity to type in key words (by themselves, or in combination) to begin a search. Click here for an example of how a search works.
| Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms |
Search Engine
Excite, Lycos, AltaVista, Infoseek, Yahoo. All search engines. All would have made you very rich if you invested in them a couple of years ago, but that's beside the point. Search engines find and index sites on the web. By creating indexes of databases of these sites (based on titles, keywords, and the text in files) they can (supposedly) find relevant web sites for what people search for. When you are looking for something using a search engine, it is a good idea to use words like AND and OR and NOT, and punctuation -- like quotes (for names) and parentheses to group words together. This helps narrow your search, giving you a list of more relevant sites.
Excite, Lycos, AltaVista, Infoseek, Yahoo. All search engines. All would have made you very rich if you invested in them a couple of years ago, but that's beside the point. Search engines find and index sites on the web. By creating indexes of databases of these sites (based on titles, keywords, and the text in files) they can (supposedly) find relevant web sites for what people search for. When you are looking for something using a search engine, it is a good idea to use words like AND and OR and NOT, and punctuation -- like quotes (for names) and parentheses to group words together. This helps narrow your search, giving you a list of more relevant sites.
Search engine Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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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
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
| hEnglish - advanced version |
search engine
search engine
n : a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
search engine
n : a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
Search engine Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
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)
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)
| Internet PR glossary |
search engine
Typically a gopher or Web-page-based service that provides a user interface to search a database. Some of the most popular search engine databases are collections of Web pages and/or e-mail addresses. Contrast with directory service.
Typically a gopher or Web-page-based service that provides a user interface to search a database. Some of the most popular search engine databases are collections of Web pages and/or e-mail addresses. Contrast with directory service.
Search engine Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. 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.
The most popular form of a search engine is a Web search engine which searches for information on the public World Wide Web. Other kinds of search engines include enterprise search engines, which search on intranets, desktop search engines, and mobile search engines.
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