search engine
noun
: computer software used to search data (such as text or a database) for specified information
also
: a site on the Internet that uses such software to locate key words in other sites
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The new Google Search profiles will supplement the search engine’s core results pages.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
Startpage, another search engine, functions similarly, allowing users to toggle AI features on and off.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
If a person wants to know what ethicists have said in the past, then an ordinary search engine—or a library—will provide that information with greater transparency.
—Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 June 2026
Startpage, another search engine, functions similarly, allowing users to toggle AI features on and off.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 June 2026
The report by Skyscanner, a free global search engine for travel, sketches out a dynamic that bodes well for merchants and cities hoping for an economic boost similar to other major events that have taken place in recent months.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
If a person wants to know what ethicists have said in the past, then an ordinary search engine—or a library—will provide that information with greater transparency.
—Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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