search engine
noun
: computer software used to search data (such as text or a database) for specified information
also
: a site on the World Wide Web that uses such software to locate key words in other sites
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The problem, Segal argues, will ultimately hurt Google in the long term: As the search engine takes content from third parties and regurgitates it in the form of AI results, those companies could become less incentivized to create new content.
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Richard Nieva, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The morgue wound down at the Tribune in the first decade of the 21st century when internet search engines meant editors and reporters could do much of that work on their own — and faster.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
The search engine platform Perplexity AI submitted a bid to merge with TikTok earlier on Sunday, a source familiar told The Hill.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Although Red Note may now be known as the no.1 free app in the U.S., it has since its inception in 2013 been known as a forum that caters to middle-class Chinese users’ niche interests and hobbies—a lifestyle guide on dining and travel, and a search engine for questions big and small.
—Yaling Jiang, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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Richard Nieva, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The morgue wound down at the Tribune in the first decade of the 21st century when internet search engines meant editors and reporters could do much of that work on their own — and faster.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
The search engine platform Perplexity AI submitted a bid to merge with TikTok earlier on Sunday, a source familiar told The Hill.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2025
Although Red Note may now be known as the no.1 free app in the U.S., it has since its inception in 2013 been known as a forum that caters to middle-class Chinese users’ niche interests and hobbies—a lifestyle guide on dining and travel, and a search engine for questions big and small.
—Yaling Jiang, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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