noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
Common loanword used in computing, information retrieval, and general searching contexts. Often used with する to mean 'to search'.
インターネットでレストランをサーチする。
I search for restaurants on the internet.
データベースのサーチに時間がかかった。
The database search took a long time.
検索 is the native Japanese term for 'search', often used in formal or technical contexts, while サーチ is a more casual loanword.
Borrowed from English 'search'.