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- noun computing, Internet A
search technology that uses the results from a number of traditionalsearch engines .
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Examples
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Another comparison-shopping tool comes from so-called metasearch sites, such as Kayak. com and Live Search Farecast.
Tangled Web: 2008
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Thagoo for tag metasearch thagoo - meta-search for social bookmark sites, EdTech Post, 29May07
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LibraryFind is best classified as a metasearch engine.
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Disaggregating fare aggregators 2009: Which airfare comparison sites are the best? this site reviewed the then-burgeoning field of airfare aggregators, also known as metasearch sites.
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Ez2find used to be excellent - and still has nice features - but the 'metasearch' only used DMOZ and MSN.
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Mentioned at Pandia Search Meceoo, a new kind of metasearch engine Jan 19, 2004
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Ez2find used to be excellent - and still has nice features - but the 'metasearch' only used DMOZ and MSN.
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Ez2find used to be excellent - and still has nice features - but the 'metasearch' only used DMOZ and MSN.
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Considering that Google officially prohibits using their results in any kind of metasearch engine, I do wonder how he gets away with it. reply
TalkDigger 2.0 Michael Arrington 2005
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There are some travel insurance "metasearch" sites around that are worth checking out if you want to compare multiple policies and prices.
The Cranky Flier Travel Insurance 2010
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