Meanings
nounGoogle effect (uncountable)
- uncountableThe tendency to forget information that can be found readily online by using Internet search engines.
Synonyms: digital amnesia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe tendency to forget information that can be found readily online by using Internet search engines.
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Google effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Google%20effect
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“Google effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Google%20effect. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Google effect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Google%20effect.
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