search engine

US /ˈsɝːtʃ ˌen.dʒɪn/
UK /ˈsɝːtʃ ˌen.dʒɪn/
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mecanismo de busca, motor de busca

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.

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Google is the most popular search engine in the world.
O Google é o mecanismo de busca mais popular do mundo.
I used a search engine to find information for my research paper.
Usei um mecanismo de busca para encontrar informações para meu trabalho de pesquisa.