Search engine
Search engine noun - A computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet).
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Web spider and search engine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Web spider" instead a noun phrase "Search engine".
Web spider
Search engine and web spider are semantically related. You can use "Search engine" instead a noun phrase "Web spider".
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Web spider and Search engine. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/search_engine/web_spider
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