"search term" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: search terms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} search term (plural search terms)
  1. (computing) The word or phrase that a user searches for, e.g. in a search engine. Categories (topical): Computing Translations (word or phrase): hakutermi (Finnish), საძიებო სიტყვა (saʒiebo siṭq̇va) (Georgian), საძიებო ტერმინი (saʒiebo ṭermini) (Georgian), საძიებო ფრაზა (saʒiebo praza) (Georgian), Suchbegriff [masculine] (German), поиско́вый запро́с (poiskóvyj zaprós) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-search_term-en-noun-aMfBcP4K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "hakutermi"
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          "word": "საძიებო ტერმინი"
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          "word": "საძიებო ფრაზა"
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          ],
          "word": "Suchbegriff"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "poiskóvyj zaprós",
          "sense": "word or phrase",
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          ],
          "word": "поиско́вый запро́с"
        }
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      ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "word or phrase",
      "word": "hakutermi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saʒiebo siṭq̇va",
      "sense": "word or phrase",
      "word": "საძიებო სიტყვა"
    },
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      "roman": "saʒiebo ṭermini",
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      "word": "საძიებო ტერმინი"
    },
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      "sense": "word or phrase",
      "word": "საძიებო ფრაზა"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "word or phrase",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Suchbegriff"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "poiskóvyj zaprós",
      "sense": "word or phrase",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "поиско́вый запро́с"
    }
  ],
  "word": "search term"
}

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