SEO

abbreviation for

, Digital Technology.

1. search-engine optimization: the methods used to boost the ranking or frequency of a website in results returned by a search engine, in an effort to maximize user traffic to the site:

   The first step in SEO is to generate keywords that are relevant to your site's content.

SEO

abbreviation for

1. computing search engine optimization

Word History and Origins

Origin of SEO¹

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

Contrary to CEO Sundar Pichai’s statements, SEO experts have found that links featured in Overviews are not earning many click-through boosts from their placement.

From Slate

That seems dubious in light of Google’s algorithms obscuring the search visibility of various trustworthy news sources and also possibly “torching small sites on purpose,” as SEO expert Mike King noted in his study of recently leaked Google Search documents.

From Slate

“Competition is very high at the moment, and it’s probably going to get worse,” said Seo Won-seok, a real estate policy expert at Chung-Ang University.

From Los Angeles Times

In SEO terms, the protests present the perfect setting for a media blitz.

From Los Angeles Times

“The sentence reflects Korean society’s increasing concern for animal welfare and intolerance for senseless cruelty such as this,” said Borami Seo, a director of the South Korea office of the Humane Society International.

From Seattle Times