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google

/ˈɡuːɡəl/
Meanings
  • noun

    A multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. It is best known for its search engine.

    - "I use Google to search for information."
    - "Google is the most popular search engine in the world."
    - "Have you tried Google Maps for directions?"
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈɡuːɡəl/



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  2. /ˈɡuːɡəl/



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Rhymes
Words rhyming with google
mole , goal , coal , oil
Variants
List of all variants of google that leads to same result
Google , Googleable , Googled , Googles , Googling , google , googleable , googled , googles , googling
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Google was originally a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin when they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The name 'Google' originated from the word 'googol', a mathematical term for the number represented by 1 followed by 100 zeros.

Trivia
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  1. Google was originally called 'Backrub' because it used a system to analyze the backlinks of websites.

  2. Google's first doodle was a stick figure representing the founders at the Burning Man festival in 1998.

  3. Google's homepage has had very few design changes since its inception in 1997.

Related Concepts
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  1. Search Engine: A software system that is designed to retrieve information on the Internet. Google is the most widely used search engine.

  2. Algorithm: A set of instructions that a computer program follows to solve a problem or accomplish a specific task. Google uses complex algorithms to rank search results.

Quotes
Quotes by authors and personalities

  1. The Sports Gal and I delayed dinner plans so I could analyze the replays like a police chief. Eventually she realized we weren't leaving the house, so she made herself a sandwich and headed upstairs to "Google" divorce lawyers.

    - Bill Simmons,{it}ESPN{/it},6 Dec. 2004

  2. Have you ever "googled" yourself, maybe late at night, when nobody else was around? It's OK, you can admit it—everybody does it.

    - Tom Maurstad,{it}Dallas Morning News{/it},17 Apr. 2004

  3. Then where are they going, if not to Faulkner and Achebe and Naipaul?  … To the movies; to television (hours and hours); to "Googling" obsessively (hours and hours); to blogging and emailing and text messaging …

    - Cynthia Ozick,{it}Harper's{/it},April 2007
Culture
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Google has become a cultural phenomenon and a verb meaning 'to search for information on the Internet'. It has been referenced in numerous works of literature, art, music, and other forms of expression.

How to Memorize "google"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a search engine logo with the letter 'G' in it.
    - Visualize the Google homepage with the search bar and the 'I'm feeling lucky' button.

  2. associate

    - Associate the letter 'G' with Google.
    - Remember that Google is a search engine.

  3. mnemonics

    - Google is a 'G'reat 'G'iant in the 'G'oogle world.
    - Google is a 'G'ateway to 'G'ain 'G'eorgeous 'G'knowledge.

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