search engines

A form of search engine — An application that searches for, and retrieves, data based on some criteria, especially one that searches the Internet for documents containing specified words.

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of search engine
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APA

search engines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20engines

MLA

“search engines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20engines. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “search engines,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20engines.

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