metasearch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin circō Anglo-Norman sercherbor. Middle English serchen English search English metasearch From meta- + search.
Meanings
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(Internet, countable, uncountable) A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.
You can also use a metasearch site like Kayak.com to get a snapshot of available flight alternatives.
2008 June 28, Michelle Higgins, “Spate of Changes in Airline Industry Heightens the Need to Plan Ahead”, in New York Times:
- (Internet, countable, uncountable) An individual search operation of this kind.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| metasearches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
fi monihaku (search technology) · pl multiwyszukiwarka (search technology) · fi metahaku (search technology) · de Metasuche (search technology)