search engine meaning

UK /sɜːtʃ ˈɛndʒɪn/ US /sɝtʃ ˈɛndʒən/ 3 syllables

search engine (noun): a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet).

Definition of search engine

  1. a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)

    Type of: program

    Kinds: Google, Yahoo, Ask Jeeves

How to pronounce search engine

search engine is pronounced /sɜːtʃ ˈɛndʒɪn/ in British English and /sɝtʃ ˈɛndʒən/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.

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