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View synonyms for web crawler

web crawler

or web·crawl·er

[ web-kraw-ler ]

noun

, Digital Technology.
  1. a computer program that digitally surveys websites, as in order to index web pages for a search engine.


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Other Words From

  • web crawling noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of web crawler1

First recorded in 1990–95

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