metacrawler

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noun

An application that searches the Web using existing search engines.

“[…] searched the Web by harnessing existing search engines. These types of applications are called metacrawlers, and are a useful way of aggregating results from many search engine databases.”

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Meanings

nounmetacrawler (plural metacrawlers)

plural metacrawlers

  1. InternetAn application that searches the Web using existing search engines.

    […] searched the Web by harnessing existing search engines. These types of applications are called metacrawlers, and are a useful way of aggregating results from many search engine databases.

Origin

From meta- + crawler.

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APA

metacrawler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacrawler

MLA

“metacrawler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacrawler. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacrawler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacrawler.

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