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  2. Search engine (computing) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_(computing)

    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 list and are commonly called hits. The most widely used type of search engine is a web search engine, which searches for information on the World Wide Web.

  3. 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 ...

  4. List of search engines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

    Search engines, including web search engines, selection-based search engines, metasearch engines, desktop search tools, and web portals and vertical market websites ...

  5. 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.

  6. Help:Searching - Wikipedia

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    The search box is an input box with the term "Search Wikipedia" in it. In the Vector skin, it is located in the top right corner of the screen. In Monobook, it is in the middle of the sidebar on the left of the screen. To use the search box, click in it, or jump to it, and type in your search string.

  7. Search engine results page - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_results_page

    A search engine results page ( SERP) is a webpage that is displayed by a search engine in response to a query by a user. The main component of a SERP is the listing of results that are returned by the search engine in response to a keyword query . The results are of two general types : sponsored search: advertisements.

  8. 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.

  9. World Wide Web - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web

    The results of a search for the term "lunar eclipse" in a web-based image search engine. A web search engine or Internet search engine is a software system that is designed to carry out web search (Internet search), which means to search the World Wide Web in a systematic way for particular information specified in a web search query.