Search Engine Glossary Definition

Term Search Engine
Definition

Search engine is a writing, research, or communication concept related to an online research tool (e.g. Google, Yahoo) through which researchers may search the internet for webpages, documents, etc.

Search Engine is a Web search, discovery, or metadata concept used to help people and systems find, interpret, rank, or share online content.

Context & Usage

In professional and technical communication, search engine helps writers plan, draft, revise, review, or present information in a way that fits the audience and purpose.

Content strategists, SEO specialists, developers, and site owners use this concept when improving how Web content is crawled, indexed, previewed, and discovered.

Related concepts include Metadata.

Additional Resource: MDN Web Docs Glossary.

Categories Technical Writing and Documentation, Knowledge Management and Content Governance, Web, Database, Cloud, and DevOps Technologies, Artificial Intelligence