global search
noun [C]Definition
› If you do a global search on a computer, you look for every example of a word or phrase in a document: Do a global search for 'organise' and replace it with 'organize'.SearchingComputer concepts
(Definition of global search noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a needle in a haystack idiom
- beachcomber noun
- bounty hunter noun
- burrow verb
- cast around/about phrasal verb
- divine verb (SEARCH)
- leave no stone unturned idiom
- look sth out phrasal verb
- manhunt noun
- nose verb (SEARCH)
- once-over noun (LOOKING)
- poke around phrasal verb
- scout noun (SEARCH)
- scout verb
- seeker noun
- shake sb/somewhere down phrasal verb
- shakedown noun (SEARCH)
- strip search noun
- troll verb (SEARCH)
- turn a place inside out idiom
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