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  2. Petal Search - Wikipedia

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    Petal Search (also known simply as Petal) is a mobile Search-based application for Android, owned and operated by Huawei and aimed at allowing users to find apps and web results delivered by Microsoft Bing. It originally had an independent search engine under the same name available on the web, but it was quietly discontinued on June 25th, 2023.

  3. List of academic databases and search engines - Wikipedia

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    Users need to account for qualities and limitations of databases and search engines, especially those searching systematically for records such as in systematic reviews or meta-analyses. [2] As the distinction between a database and a search engine is unclear for these complex document retrieval systems, see:

  4. History of the graphical user interface - Wikipedia

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    The use of improved, third-party GUI engines became common amongst users who preferred more attractive interfaces – such as Magic User Interface (MUI), and ReAction. These object-oriented graphic engines driven by user interface classes and methods were then standardized into the Amiga environment and changed Amiga Workbench to a complete and ...

  5. Search engine - Wikipedia

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    The first internet search engines predate the debut of the Web in December 1990: WHOIS user search dates back to 1982, [8] and the Knowbot Information Service multi-network user search was first implemented in 1989. [9] The first well documented search engine that searched content files, namely FTP files, was Archie, which debuted on 10 ...

  6. Ecosia - Wikipedia

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    As of 12 March 2020, Ecosia was included as a default search engine option for Google Chrome in 47 markets, the first time a not-for-profit search engine appeared as a choice to users. [41] On 14 December 2020, Apple's Safari web browser added Ecosia as a search engine option in macOS Big Sur 11.1 and iOS / iPadOS 14.3. [ 33 ]

  7. User research - Wikipedia

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    User research helps businesses and organizations improve their products and services by helping them better understand: [9] Who their users are; What their users are trying to achieve/ what their needs are; How do their users currently try to do things, and what are the current pain points; What is the best way to help users achieve their tasks.

  8. Search engine (computing) - Wikipedia

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    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 list and are commonly ...

  9. Web browser - Wikipedia

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    A web browser is not the same thing as a search engine, though the two are often confused. [3] [4] A search engine is a website that provides links to other websites. However, to connect to a website's server and display its web pages, a user must have a web browser installed. [5] In some technical contexts, browsers are referred to as user agents.