search leakage

noun

The transmission of a user's search terms from a search engine to the site in the search results that the user chooses to visit; regarded as a privacy risk.

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Meanings

nounsearch leakage (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableThe transmission of a user's search terms from a search engine to the site in the search results that the user chooses to visit; regarded as a privacy risk.
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APA

search leakage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20leakage

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“search leakage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20leakage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “search leakage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/search%20leakage.

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