noun
Computing term for a service that searches the internet or a database. The synonym 検索エンジン is also common.
See also: 検索エンジン
サーチエンジンで調べてみてください。
Please look it up on a search engine.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity.
More formal and common in technical contexts; サーチエンジン is a direct loanword and slightly more casual.
Loanword from English 'search engine'.