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search engine optimization

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The use of various techniques to improve the ranking of a website in search engines in the hopes of attracting more visitors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable

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Synonyms: SEO, organic search marketing, SEM

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 搜索引擎優化 /搜索引擎优化 (sōusuǒ yǐnqíng yōuhuà) — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Dutch: zoekmachineoptimalisatie — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Finnish: hakukoneoptimointi — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Georgian: საძიებო სისტემის ოპტიმიზაცია (saʒiebo sisṭemis oṗṭimizacia) — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Georgian: ოპტიმიზაცია საძიებო სისტემებისთვის (oṗṭimizacia saʒiebo sisṭemebistvis) — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • German: Suchmaschinenoptimierung — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Polish: optymalizacja dla wyszukiwarek internetowych — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Spanish: optimización en motores de búsqueda — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Spanish: posicionamiento en buscadores — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines
  • Swedish: sökmotoroptimering — improvement of a web site's ranking in search engines