"metasearch" meaning in All languages combined

See metasearch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-uk-metasearch.ogg [UK] Forms: metasearches [plural]
Etymology: meta- + search Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|search}} meta- + search Head templates: {{en-noun|~|es}} metasearch (countable and uncountable, plural metasearches)
  1. A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Internet Translations (search technology): metahaku (Finnish), monihaku (Finnish), Metasuche [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-metasearch-en-noun-t0NZ9NsZ Disambiguation of Computing: 41 35 25 Disambiguation of Internet: 54 30 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 10 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with meta-: 43 25 32 Disambiguation of 'search technology': 73 27
  2. An individual search operation of this kind. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-metasearch-en-noun-NuAxJJy2 Disambiguation of Computing: 41 35 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: metastable isomer

Verb [English]

Audio: en-uk-metasearch.ogg [UK] Forms: metasearches [present, singular, third-person], metasearching [participle, present], metasearched [participle, past], metasearched [past]
Etymology: meta- + search Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|search}} meta- + search Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-metasearch-en-verb-9-EpTRsG Disambiguation of Computing: 41 35 25

Inflected forms

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