Web spider

noun

A software program that gathers specific information in an automated and orderly way from the World Wide Web.

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Meanings

nounWeb spider (plural Web spiders)

plural Web spiders · alternative web spider

  1. InternetA software program that gathers specific information in an automated and orderly way from the World Wide Web.

    More precisely, the typical workflow of a vulnerability scanners consists of the following steps: – First, a web spider crawls the site to find valid injection points

    2008, Richard Lippmann, Engin Kirda, Ari Trachtenberg, Recent Advances in Intrusion Detection: 11th International Symposium, page 194

    Synonyms: ant, automatic indexer, bot, Web crawler, Web robot, Web scutter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA software program that gathers specific information in an automated and orderly way from the World Wide Web.

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antautomatic indexerbotWeb crawlerWeb robotWeb scutter
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web crawlerweb robotweb scutter

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 爬蟲 /爬虫, 網絡爬蟲 /网络爬虫
  • 爬蟲 /爬虫 (páchóng)Translations
  • 網絡爬蟲 /网络爬虫 (wǎngluò páchóng)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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