Web crawler

Web crawler definition - computer

See WebCrawler.



WebCrawler definition - computer

(1) A search portal that searches other search engines for results, provides yellow and white page lookup and offers three levels of searching: general Web pages, news and photos. It also provides featured listings and site recommendations by category. The site is run by Infospace, Inc., which also owns the MetaCrawler.com and Dogpile.com brands. For more information, visit www.webcrawler.com. See Web search engines.

(2) A Web crawler. See spider.



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