search engine
noun
a computer program that searches documents, especially on the World Wide Web, for a specified word or words and provides a list of documents in which they are found.
Also called
retrieval engine.
Origin of search engine
1990–95
Words nearby search engine
seaq,
seaquake,
sear,
search,
search dog,
search engine,
search engine optimization,
search me,
search order,
search party,
search term
Example sentences from the Web for search engine
Danny Sullivan, a self-described “search-engine guru” and editor of Search Engine Land, says yes.
Their version of journalism is to focus on things like “keyword density” and search-engine optimization.
British Dictionary definitions for search engine
search engine
noun
computing
a service provided on the internet enabling users to search for items of interest