search engine
noun
: computer software used to search data (such as text or a database) for specified information
also
: a site on the World Wide Web that uses such software to locate key words in other sites
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If users can’t verify sources or if AI search engines misrepresent information, misinformation becomes harder to combat.
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Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Brussels regulators are set to drop a case about whether Apple’s operating system discourages users from switching browsers or search engines, after Apple made a series of changes in an effort to comply with the bloc’s rules.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
The popular social media platform TikTok has removed a hashtag from its search engine after cartel members were caught using it to highlight their crimes and recruit human smugglers.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In theory, search engines can potentially change that.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
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Tor Constantino, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Brussels regulators are set to drop a case about whether Apple’s operating system discourages users from switching browsers or search engines, after Apple made a series of changes in an effort to comply with the bloc’s rules.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
The popular social media platform TikTok has removed a hashtag from its search engine after cartel members were caught using it to highlight their crimes and recruit human smugglers.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
In theory, search engines can potentially change that.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Search engine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/search%20engine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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