metasearch

English

Etymology

meta- +‎ search

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Noun

metasearch (countable and uncountable, plural metasearches) (computing, Internet)

  1. A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.
    • 2008 June 28, Michelle Higgins, “Spate of Changes in Airline Industry Heightens the Need to Plan Ahead”, in New York Times‎:
      You can also use a metasearch site like Kayak.com to get a snapshot of available flight alternatives.
  2. An individual search operation of this kind.

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Verb

metasearch (third-person singular simple present metasearches, present participle metasearching, simple past and past participle metasearched)

  1. To perform a search of this kind.
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