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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or the word "orange."
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or "apples" or "orange" or "oranges."
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" and the word "orange."
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Example: Searching for "a variety of apple" identifies all entries that contain that phrase. Searching for "app" identifies all entries that contain the letters "app," such as occurrences of "apple," "application," and "apply."
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| browser |
a computer program that locates and displays web pages; web browser. |
| hyperlink |
text or an image on any web page that, when clicked on, causes another web page or another point on the same page to be displayed on the computer screen. |
| link |
in computing, a piece of text or an image on any web page that, when clicked on, causes another web page or another point on the same page to be displayed on the computer screen; hyperlink. [1/7 definitions] |
| news feed |
a data format that allows users to frequently update content on a web page. [2 definitions] |
| page1 |
a web page. [1/6 definitions] |
| server |
a computer that supplies data and services, such as files, web pages, and peripheral devices, to other computers in a network. [1/4 definitions] |
| site |
shortened form of "website," a location on the World Wide Web that includes a home page and related, linked web pages. [1/4 definitions] |
| web browser |
a computer program that locates and displays web pages for viewing; browser. |
| website |
a location on the World Wide Web that includes a home page and related, linked web pages. |
| widget |
in computing, an application or program that performs the limited function of giving easy access to specific types of information or functionality. A widget often floats on top of a web page that is already opened. [1/2 definitions] |
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