search engine

noun [C] IT, INTERNET

Definition

› a computer program that finds information on the internet by looking for words that you have typed in a box on the screen: Start by typing the name of the company into your search engine and see what results come up.

(Definition of search engine noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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