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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Instead, focus on increasing visibility on the platforms your audience uses, not just in one search engine.
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Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Australia is attempting to ban those under sixteen from social media, including from YouTube, and is set to roll out age-verification mandates even for search engines.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, generative AI chatbots have seen a sharp rise in popularity, with about 36% of users now opting for them over traditional search engines.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Beneath that, in smaller, lighter text, was a caveat explaining that the chat could then appear in search engine results.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
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Al Sefati, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Australia is attempting to ban those under sixteen from social media, including from YouTube, and is set to roll out age-verification mandates even for search engines.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, generative AI chatbots have seen a sharp rise in popularity, with about 36% of users now opting for them over traditional search engines.
—PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
Beneath that, in smaller, lighter text, was a caveat explaining that the chat could then appear in search engine results.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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