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Search engine usually have their own database of sites they craw and list in their database, for example Google, Yahoo, Ask.
Meta Search Engines usually do not have their own database of crawled sites, they search the databases of real search engines, usually many search engines at the same time, and provide you results. So a meta search engine will give you results from say Yahoo and Google, some meta search engines do have database of sites submitted to them. Example of a meta search engine is DogPile.
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MollyLewis
Actually the difference is that the meta crawler will have more content than all of the other search engines. The search engines crawl all of the websites and the meta search crawls all of that data and makes it easier to find what you are looking for, The search engines are just limited to the ddata in their index. All the internet is the biggest and best meta search engine on the Internet. It combines Google, Bing, Yahoo, Yandex & Wikipedia into one search engine. So it 3x the size of the Google search index.
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When should you use a metasearch engine?
You should use a metasearch engine if you need more results than you would from a regular search engine. You can also use certain metasearch engines like Ixquick or StartPage if you are concerned with privacy. Metasearch engines are usually not search engines themselves. They redirect traffic to actual search engines and then return the results. That can help privacy since the largest search engines record the details of your search. If you use a metasearch engine, then all the large search engines would have is that the metasearch engine performed a search on their sites using whatever terms at whatever time. If the metasearch engine doesn't record your search details, then it would be harder to trace the search back to you.
What metasearch engine?
DescriptionA metasearch engine is an online Information retrieval tool that uses the data of a web search engine to produce its own results.
Is dogpile a metasearch engine?
Yes.........DogPile is a meta-search engine.
What is metasearch engines?
DescriptionA metasearch engine is an online Information retrieval tool that uses the data of a web search engine to produce its own results.
What is a megasearch engine?
I believe you mean "metasearch". It's a search engine which combines the results of OTHER search engines.
How might a metasearch engine like cactisearch be more helpful than a regular search engine?
Each search engine has different strengths and weaknesses. Using a metasearch returns results from multiple search engines. There are usually more results than from any single ordinary search engine.
What is a metasearch enguine?
A metasearch engine (or search aggregator) is an online Information retrieval tool that uses the data of a web search engine to produce its own results. Metasearch engines take input from a user and immediately query search engines for results. ... Problems such as spamming reduces the accuracy and precision of results.
A search engine that allows you to search several search engines simultlaneously is called a?
That is not exactly true. A "meta search engine" pays importance only to the meta tags and meta discriptions of the HTML code. A search engine that searches many search engines is a mashed search engine, because it mashes the api of dfferent search engines. Examples for meta search engines are: http://metaspider.com/ or http://megaspider.com/ (very old) Examples for mashed search engines are: http://dogpile.com/ or http://avasearch.com/
What a metasearch engine?
A metasearch engine, otherwise known as an aggregator, is a search engine that sends queries to several search engines and either aggregates the results into one master list or categorizes the results by the search engines they come from. There are dozens of metasearch engines across the internet, and Dogpile is one prominent example. In essence, a metasearch engine allows a user to enter a single query and field results from several sources. The idea is that this breadth of information allows users to get the best answers as quickly as possible. A metasearch engine is an online information retrieval tool that uses the data of a web search engine to produce its own results. Metasearch engines take input from a user and immediately query search engines for results. Sufficient data is gathered, ranked, and presented to the users. - Wikipedia
What is a metasearch engine?
A metasearch engine, otherwise known as an aggregator, is a search engine that sends queries to several search engines and either aggregates the results into one master list or categorizes the results by the search engines they come from. There are dozens of metasearch engines across the internet, and Dogpile is one prominent example. In essence, a metasearch engine allows a user to enter a single query and field results from several sources. The idea is that this breadth of information allows users to get the best answers as quickly as possible. A metasearch engine is an online information retrieval tool that uses the data of a web search engine to produce its own results. Metasearch engines take input from a user and immediately query search engines for results. Sufficient data is gathered, ranked, and presented to the users. - Wikipedia
What is a metasearch?
A web metasearch is a search involving many search engines at once. example: http://www.tripleme.com
How is a meta-search engine different from a search engine?
A metasearch engine is a search tool that sends user requests to several other search engines and/or databases and aggregates the results into a single list or displays them according to their source.
