Information Science

Search Engine

Software used to locate data or information stored in machine-readable form locally or at a distance such as an INTERNET site.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Software used to locate data or information stored in machine-readable form locally or at a distance such as an INTERNET site.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Engine, Search
  • Search Engines

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2010

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  1. L01w.470w.875w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Search Engine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057386. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057386
  2. Search Engine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_(computing)
  3. Search Engine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19541