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type: entity
title: Search Engines
tags: [web, indexing, seo]
related: [search-engine-optimization]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_typo3_webseiten_typo3_anleitungen_allgem.md"]
---

# Search Engines

Search engines (e.g., Google) are external services that identify, process, store, and retrieve information from the World Wide Web to provide results to users.

## Indexing Process
The process of making a page known to a search engine is called **indexing**. This occurs through:
- Automatic content directories.
- Manual submission of a URL to the search engine.
- Independent discovery by the search engine.

Once a page is queued for indexing, automated agents known as **crawlers**, **spiders**, or **bots** retrieve, analyze, and store the information in the search engine's index.
