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 internet, social media, search engines, mobile devices, big data analytics and AI have all brought seismic-scale disruption.
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Available initially to $200/month Max subscribers and a limited waitlist, Comet integrates Perplexity’s signature AI search engine front and center—offering summarized answers instead of traditional search results.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 July 2025
The search engine company owns another data center under construction in Fort Wayne and could be building several more in Indiana as big tech companies race to build enough infrastructure to power cloud services and the rise of artificial intelligence.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
Companies such as Meta and Google spent the 2010s constructing ever bigger neural networks and data centers to power digital advertisements, social media, search engines, shopping algorithms, and so on.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Available initially to $200/month Max subscribers and a limited waitlist, Comet integrates Perplexity’s signature AI search engine front and center—offering summarized answers instead of traditional search results.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 10 July 2025
The search engine company owns another data center under construction in Fort Wayne and could be building several more in Indiana as big tech companies race to build enough infrastructure to power cloud services and the rise of artificial intelligence.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 9 July 2025
Companies such as Meta and Google spent the 2010s constructing ever bigger neural networks and data centers to power digital advertisements, social media, search engines, shopping algorithms, and so on.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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