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An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Alternative form of search-engine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: program, programme, computer program, computer programme
Narrower terms: Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves
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Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
soekenjin
— application that searches for data
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Arabic:
مُحَرِّك بَحْث
(muḥarrik baḥṯ)
— application that searches for data
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Azerbaijani:
axtarış mexanizmi
— application that searches for data
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Belarusian:
по́шукавая сістэ́ма
(póšukavaja sistéma)
— application that searches for data
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Belarusian:
по́шукавая машы́на
(póšukavaja mašýna)
— application that searches for data
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Belarusian:
по́шукавік
(póšukavik)
— application that searches for data
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Catalan:
cercador
— application that searches for data
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Catalan:
motor de cerca
— application that searches for data
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Chinese Mandarin:
搜索引擎
(sōusuǒ yǐnqíng)
— application that searches for data
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Chinese Mandarin:
搜索機 /搜索机
(sōusuǒjī)
— application that searches for data
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Chinese Mandarin:
搜尋引擎 /搜寻引擎
(sōuxún yǐnqíng)
— application that searches for data
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Cornish:
towlen hwithra
— application that searches for data
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Czech:
vyhledávač
— application that searches for data
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Danish:
søgemaskine
— application that searches for data
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Dutch:
zoekmotor
— application that searches for data
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Dutch:
zoekmachine
— application that searches for data
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Esperanto:
serĉilo
— application that searches for data
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Estonian:
otsimootor
— application that searches for data
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Estonian:
otsingumootor
— application that searches for data
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Finnish:
hakukone
— application that searches for data
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French:
moteur de recherche
— application that searches for data
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Galician:
buscador
— application that searches for data
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Galician:
motor de busca
— application that searches for data
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Georgian:
საძიებო სისტემა
(saʒiebo sisṭema)
— application that searches for data
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Georgian:
ძებნის მექანიზმი
(ʒebnis mekanizmi)
— application that searches for data
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German:
Suchmaschine
— application that searches for data
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Greek:
μηχανή αναζήτησης
(michaní anazítisis)
— application that searches for data
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Hebrew:
מנוע חיפוש
(m'nóa-khipús)
— application that searches for data
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Hungarian:
keresőmotor
— application that searches for data
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Hungarian:
kereső
— application that searches for data
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Indonesian:
mesin pencari
— application that searches for data
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Indonesian:
mesin penelusur
— application that searches for data
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Irish:
inneall cuardaigh
— application that searches for data
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Italian:
motore di ricerca
— application that searches for data
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Japanese:
サーチエンジン
(sāchi enjin)
— application that searches for data
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Japanese:
検索エンジン
(kensaku enjin)
— application that searches for data
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Javanese:
mesin goleki
— application that searches for data
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Kazakh:
іздеу жүйесі
(ızdeu jüiesı)
— application that searches for data
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Korean:
검색 엔진
(geomsaek enjin)
— application that searches for data
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Luxembourgish:
Sichmaschinn
— application that searches for data
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Macedonian:
пребарувач
(prebaruvač)
— application that searches for data
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Malay:
enjin carian
— application that searches for data
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Norwegian Bokmål:
søkemotor
— application that searches for data
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
søkjemotor
— application that searches for data
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Occitan:
cercador
— application that searches for data
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Polish:
wyszukiwarka
— application that searches for data
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Polish:
szukajka
— application that searches for data
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Portuguese:
máquina de busca
— application that searches for data
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Portuguese:
motor de busca
— application that searches for data
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Portuguese:
motor de pesquisa
— application that searches for data
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Portuguese:
buscador
— application that searches for data
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Romanian:
motor de căutare
— application that searches for data
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Russian:
поиско́вая систе́ма
(poiskóvaja sistéma)
— application that searches for data
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Russian:
поискови́к
(poiskovík)
— application that searches for data
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Russian:
поиско́вая маши́на
(poiskóvaja mašína)
— application that searches for data
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Scottish Gaelic:
lorgair
— application that searches for data
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Serbo-Croatian:
претражѝва̄ч
— application that searches for data
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Serbo-Croatian:
тражилица
— application that searches for data
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Serbo-Croatian:
pretražìvāč
— application that searches for data
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Serbo-Croatian:
tražilica
— application that searches for data
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Slovak:
vyhľadávač
— application that searches for data
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Slovene:
iskalnik
— application that searches for data
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Spanish:
buscador
— application that searches for data
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Spanish:
motor de búsqueda
— application that searches for data
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Sundanese:
mesin teang
— application that searches for data
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Swedish:
sökmotor
— application that searches for data
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Thai:
โปรแกรมค้นหา
— application that searches for data
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Turkish:
arama motoru
— application that searches for data
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Ukrainian:
пошуко́ва систе́ма
(pošukóva systéma)
— application that searches for data
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Ukrainian:
пошуко́ва маши́на
(pošukóva mašýna)
— application that searches for data
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Ukrainian:
пошуко́вий руші́й
(pošukóvyj rušíj)
— application that searches for data
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Ukrainian:
пошукови́к
(pošukovýk)
— application that searches for data
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Welsh:
peiriant chwilio
— application that searches for data