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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Google answers questions directly on the search engine results page (SERP).
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Roi Sorezki, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Winner: Spotify Music Discovery Any streaming music service worth its salt must have a good search engine and recommendation system.
—PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
According to a study by Ahrefs, AI Overviews led to a 35% lower average click-through rates for top-ranking pages on search engine results pages.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 21 May 2025
Google has made plenty of changes to its search engine results pages (SERPs) over the years, but AI mode throws that all out.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
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Roi Sorezki, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Winner: Spotify Music Discovery Any streaming music service worth its salt must have a good search engine and recommendation system.
—PC Magazine, 24 May 2025
According to a study by Ahrefs, AI Overviews led to a 35% lower average click-through rates for top-ranking pages on search engine results pages.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 21 May 2025
Google has made plenty of changes to its search engine results pages (SERPs) over the years, but AI mode throws that all out.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for search engine
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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