internet search

collocation in English

meaningsofinternetandsearch

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internet
noun[S]
uk
/ˈɪn.tə.net/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.net/
the large system of connected computers around the world that allows people to share information and communicate with ...
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search
noun
uk
/sɜːtʃ/us
/sɝːtʃ/
an attempt to find someone ...
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(Definition ofinternetandsearchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinternet search

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Each chapter has recommended further reading, and very sensibleinternetsearchkeywords (rather than websites which come and go).
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Today you spoke about developinginternetsearchservices.
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Also, specialist administrative staff involved in internet casework have received additional training ininternetsearchtechniques.
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Aninternetsearchwill confirm this.
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Internetsearchengines are classical applications of document retrieval.
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Theinternetsearchengines throw up other versions.
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Real world applications include theinternetsearchengine.
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Internetsearchquery results appear much in the same way.
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As part of this campaign, information has been placed on most of the majorinternetsearchengines to target anybody searching for cigarettes.
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By simply entering the term "discount cigarettes" to aninternetsearchengine, somewhere in the region of 2,000 pages of links can be produced.
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But soon aninternetsearchleads her to information about an upcoming animal rights protest.
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He also developed the first efficient algorithm for adding personal context to theinternetsearchprocess.
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Internetsearchengines, for instance, unwillingly contribute to keep illegal e-pharmacies in business.
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In 2008 the company signed its first contract to deliveringinternetsearchtechnology to a third party.
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Commercialinternetsearchengines tend to produce too many matches (known as recall) for the average search query.
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The reason is simple to understand when you consider the range of choices a singleinternetsearchcan bring.
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His work on min-wise independence gives a fast way to estimate similarity of electronic documents, and is used ininternetsearchengines.
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Generally, requests posted are of the type not easily answered on a generalinternetsearchengine and can be of either a personal or professional nature.
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Mobile search is important for the usability of mobile content for the same reasons asinternetsearch engines became important to the usability of internet content.
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Since the late 1990s a body of research on how casual users interact withinternetsearchengines has been forming, but the topic is far from fully understood.
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Local corporate housing providers can be found by doing aninternetsearchfor the city in which you need temporary housing and the words corporate housing or executive rental.
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It held that aninternetsearchengine operator is responsible for the processing that it carries out of personal information which appears on web pages published by third parties.
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