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Metasearch engines

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Hamza Saeed
Hamza Saeed

Metasearch engines search the databases of other search engines and aggregate the results. They do not maintain their own databases but instead send search queries to other search engines like Google and compile the results. This allows metasearch engines to provide a more comprehensive set of results than a single search engine by drawing from multiple sources.

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Metasearch Engines By: Hamza Saeed
How do they work? A program that searches the search engines Results are matched and then taken from a variety of search engine databases. The search query will go through the databases of other search engines and will then give out the results.
More Information The metasearch engines use other search engines to gather their results. Since they search through other search engines databases, they dont really have to update anything. The metasearch program goes over other databases to pick and find keywords for the search.
Examples The metasearch engines are better to use when a person is unlucky in finding what they need. If for example, I want to find a particular restraunt that I was unable to find on Google, then I can go and search on a metasearch engine. This will give me results from other search engines too and hopefully Ill be able to find what I was looking for.
Citations and Works Consulted Donovan, Sawn. "How Does a Meta Search Engine Work." - Life123. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. <http://www.life123.com/technology/internet /search-engine/how-does-a-meta-search- engine-work.shtml>. Logos of the metasearch engines are only taken for academic purposes.

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  • 1. Metasearch Engines By: Hamza Saeed
  • 2. How do they work? A program that searches the search engines Results are matched and then taken from a variety of search engine databases. The search query will go through the databases of other search engines and will then give out the results.
  • 3. More Information The metasearch engines use other search engines to gather their results. Since they search through other search engines databases, they dont really have to update anything. The metasearch program goes over other databases to pick and find keywords for the search.
  • 4. Examples The metasearch engines are better to use when a person is unlucky in finding what they need. If for example, I want to find a particular restraunt that I was unable to find on Google, then I can go and search on a metasearch engine. This will give me results from other search engines too and hopefully Ill be able to find what I was looking for.
  • 5. Citations and Works Consulted Donovan, Sawn. "How Does a Meta Search Engine Work." - Life123. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2012. <http://www.life123.com/technology/internet /search-engine/how-does-a-meta-search- engine-work.shtml>. Logos of the metasearch engines are only taken for academic purposes.