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 government is trying to show that Google locked up key distribution channels for the general search engine market, so that would-be rivals could not grow into significant threats.
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Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 4 May 2024
Google also argues that the government defines the search engine market too narrowly.
—Matthew Barakat, Fortune, 3 May 2024
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Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 4 May 2024
Google also argues that the government defines the search engine market too narrowly.
—Matthew Barakat, Fortune, 3 May 2024
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 8 May. 2024.
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