Meaning of the word "search engine" in English
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search engine
US /ˈsɝːtʃ ˌen.dʒɪn/
UK /ˈsɝːtʃ ˌen.dʒɪn/
Noun
1.
a program that searches for and identifies items in a database that correspond to keywords or characters specified by the user, used especially for finding particular sites on the World Wide Web.
Example:
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Google is the most popular search engine in the world.
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I used a search engine to find information for my research paper.
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