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  2. Search engine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine

    This explains why sometimes a search on a commercial search engine, such as Yahoo! or Google, will return results that are, in fact, dead links. Since the search results are based on the index, if the index has not been updated since a Web page became invalid the search engine treats the page as still an active link even though it no longer is.

  3. Help:Searching from a web browser - Wikipedia

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    Once in the "Manage search engines" setting page: Click the "Add" button. Add Wikipedia as a search engine In the "Search engines" field, name this entry e.g. Wikipedia.org; In the "Shortcut" field, type the text that will trigger this search engine in the address bar e.g. wiki.

  4. AltaVista - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AltaVista

    AltaVista was a web search engine established in 1995. It became one of the most-used early search engines, but lost ground to Google and was purchased by Yahoo! in 2003, which retained the brand, but based all AltaVista searches on its own search engine.

  5. MetaCrawler - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MetaCrawler

    Throughout its lifetime it combined web search results from sources including Google, Yahoo!, Bing (formerly Live Search), Ask.com, About.com, MIVA, LookSmart and other search engine programs. MetaCrawler also provided users the option to search for images, video, news, business and personal telephone directories, and for a while even audio.

  6. Carnot cycle - Wikipedia

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    A Carnot cycle is an ideal thermodynamic cycle proposed by French physicist Sadi Carnot in 1824 and expanded upon by others in the 1830s and 1840s. By Carnot's theorem, it provides an upper limit on the efficiency of any classical thermodynamic engine during the conversion of heat into work, or conversely, the efficiency of a refrigeration system in creating a temperature difference through ...

  7. MG T-type - Wikipedia

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    This XPAG engine's compression ratio had been increased to 8.1:1 and extra-large valves with stronger valve springs and larger carburettors increased output to 57.5 bhp at 5,500 rpm. [13] MG TF 1500 showing enamel plate. In mid-1954 the engine capacity was increased by 17 per cent to 1466 cc and designated XPEG.

  8. Airbus A330 - Wikipedia

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    The Airbus A330 is a wide-body aircraft developed and produced by Airbus.Airbus began developing larger A300 derivatives in the mid-1970s, giving rise to the A330 twinjet as well as the A340 quadjet, and launched both designs along with their first orders in June 1987.

  9. Comparison of web search engines - Wikipedia

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    Web search engines are listed in tables below for comparison purposes. The first table lists the company behind the engine, volume and ad support and identifies the nature of the software being used as free software or proprietary software.