2007-07-20 03:35:52 · 4 answers · asked by Yahoo Qs-Ans 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet ➔ Other - Internet
Just like an "engine" in your car makes you go down the road
A "search engine" works and give you search results back
2007-07-20 03:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
veggie
Because search engines are not searching the "live"Web (only a snapshot of the
... For example, I was fond of an engine called Metor
search engines can default to Boolean
2007-07-20 03:43:15 · answer #2 · answered by Joe_Young 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called an engine because it powers the internet.
2007-07-27 00:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Elizabeth Keebler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haven't been able to find exactly how the term originated, but here is a great article on the subject.
2007-07-20 03:59:57 · answer #4 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋