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  2. Search engine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine

    Some engines suggest queries when the user is typing in the search box. A search engine is a software system that provides hyperlinks to web pages and other relevant information on the Web in response to a user's query. The user inputs a query within a web browser or a mobile app, and the search results are often a list of hyperlinks ...

  3. Web crawler - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_crawler

    mnoGoSearch is a crawler, indexer and a search engine written in C and licensed under the GPL (*NIX machines only) Open Search Server is a search engine and web crawler software release under the GPL. Scrapy, an open source webcrawler framework, written in python (licensed under BSD). Seeks, a free distributed search engine (licensed under AGPL).

  4. Cross-site scripting - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-site_scripting

    A classic example of a potential vector is a site search engine: if one searches for a string, the search string will typically be redisplayed verbatim on the result page to indicate what was searched for. If this response does not properly escape or reject HTML control characters, a cross-site scripting flaw will ensue.

  5. Google Search - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search

    Google Search (also known simply as Google or Google.com) is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search for information on the Internet by entering keywords or phrases. Google Search uses algorithms to analyze and rank websites based on their relevance to the search query. It is the most popular search engine worldwide.

  6. Wikipedia:Search engine test - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Search_engine_test

    A search engine lists web pages on the Internet.This facilitates research by offering an immediate variety of applicable options. Possibly useful items on the results list include the source material or the electronic tools that a web site can provide, such as a dictionary, but the list itself, as a whole, can also indicate important information.

  7. Server-side scripting - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server-side_scripting

    Server-side scripting is a technique used in web development which involves employing scripts on a web server which produces a response customized for each user's (client's) request to the website. Scripts can be written in any of a number of server-side scripting languages that are available (see below). Server-side scripting is distinguished ...

  8. List of search engines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

    Cross-platform open-source desktop search engine. Unmaintained since 2011-06-02. LGPL v2 : Terrier Search Engine: Linux, Mac OS X, Unix: Desktop search for Windows, Mac OS X (Tiger), Unix/Linux. MPL v1.1: Tracker: Linux, Unix: Open-source desktop search tool for Unix/Linux GPL v2 : Tropes Zoom: Windows: Semantic Search Engine (no longer available)

  9. Search engine (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Search engine (computing) In computing, a search engine is an information retrieval software system designed to help find information stored on one or more computer systems. Search engines discover, crawl, transform, and store information for retrieval and presentation in response to user queries. The search results are usually presented in a ...