metasearch engine

noun

A system that displays aggregated results from several search engines, invoked simultaneously

Meanings

nounmetasearch engine (plural metasearch engines)

plural metasearch engines

  1. InternetA system that displays aggregated results from several search engines, invoked simultaneously

Origin

Translations

Catalan metacercador
  • metacercadorTranslations
Esperanto metaserĉilo
  • metaserĉiloTranslations
French métamoteur, méta-moteur
  • métamoteurTranslations
  • méta-moteurTranslations
  • méta-chercheurTranslations
German Metasuchmaschine
  • MetasuchmaschineTranslations
Hungarian metakereső
  • metakeresőTranslations
Italian metamotore
  • metamotoreTranslations
Polish multiwyszukiwarka
  • multiwyszukiwarkaTranslations
Portuguese metabuscador, metapesquisador
  • metabuscadorTranslations
  • metapesquisadorTranslations
Spanish metabuscador
  • metabuscadorTranslations
Welsh metachwiliadur
  • metachwiliadurTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

metasearch engine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasearch%20engine

MLA

“metasearch engine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasearch%20engine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metasearch engine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metasearch%20engine.

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