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Appendix
l also has definitions related to using the Web. Page
7 of the Introduction
to The Network is a guide to searching online.
It provides access to definitions.
computer tool:
... anything that facilitates
a computerized process or makes it possible to proceed
through a task using a computer;
a device or machine especially suited for working on a computer.
FMH Search Tool:
... application
program installed when The Network was first
introduced online. Although its role changed as search
engines began recognizing resources offered
by The
Network, this tool still has a place in helping users:
(1) It remains available in Find Me Here.com to help
users search for the names of locations, contacts,
and enterprises listed online from the Global
Registry of Contacts. (2) Likewise, it's
offered in Site Location Assistance.com.
google ... generic adaptation
of Google the Web meaning
simply to
search online. Suggestions are made throughout The
Network for using key
word combinations and phrases
to google for mission-related
information. Typically a suggestion is to copy and paste
italicized text in the search
box of a version of the Google/.network search
engine.
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... logo for the most-used
search engine on the Web, developed at Stanford University,
Palo Alto, CA, by students Larry
Page and Sergey
Brin in the mid-1990s. Andy
Bechtolsheim of Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa
Clara, CA, was the best-know investor in the development,
which led to the launching of the Google search engine in
1999. Google allows The
Network, which was founded
in the mid-1990s with its specialized dedication
to searching for locations, contacts,
and resources for
moving forward with enterprise
and economic development opportunities,
to use its search engine the
Google/.network Search
Engine. If you use it within the
context of the
mission of The Network, you have access
to personal search
assistance, which is provided
for free when requested.
Google the Web:
... expression meaning
to google,
usually by placing text in a search
box and clicking your mouse
on the search button of
the Web's
most-used
search engine. Google is so popular that its name in generic
form is sometimes used to indicate the use of any search
engine to query online.
You select from various search engines suggested by .network users
for googling by going to its introductory
series of pages about searching.
location search:
... expression sometimes used to describe what
a site selector does. Many
location searches
begin online with
the gathering of information about places
of interest. A survey indicates
that a majority of business
decision makers in their roles
of enterprise
developers like the websites of area
and local development representatives for gathering location
data. See the definition of location
data supplier to learn
more. An
Introduction to the Enterprise Development Process covers
the basics of conducting a location search.
search app:
... a simply written application used
for searching. The acronym app indicated that its
a small
program. For example, see the
search tool available to look inside Find Me Here for
names listed from the Global
Registry of Contacts. It's a internal search program
that is relatively small.
search box:
... the rectangular box used for
entering instructions to a search toolgo
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search button:
... the graphical
user interface you select after
entering instructions into the search
field,
thus activating the search
tool. To select is the same as to click to
selectdefinition
of click.
search engine:
... Wikipedia has a definition.
We offer the Google/.network search
engine as an example.
search engine results page:
... the page that pops up listing
the items found after you place something in a search
field and select the adjacent search
button. The results page
that you see after using the Google/.network search
engine has
a noteworthy feature. It shows a search
results button and the word promise at
the top of the page in a conspicuous red bar. The two items
form a message: search results
promise.
For more about the promise, CLICK
HERE.
search field:
... the box used for
entering instructions before selecting the search
buttongo
back .
search find:
... results reported from a search; search findings; that
which is reported as search
results.
search help:
... one of a
series of introductory pages to The Network. It has a
directory of help topics.
search region ... the geographic
area targeted for a site
search.
search tool
... application
software dedicated as a query
program; a webapp that
facilitates an online search;
a computer tool having a search
field and search
button that work together
so that it is possible for its user to seek
and
discover information; a tool for
asking questions or inquiring of a source of information;
a tool for
gathering information. The search
engine is generally though
of as the most-used tool for querying online. Also, the
page-search tool is useful. It can save time and increase
a searcher's efficiencysee
the .network guide
for searching the page showing on your computer screen.
One of the best examples of a search tool for gathering
information
is the Site
Selection Directory. Site selection is a search process.
The directory facilitates the gathering of information
about places
of interest to site
selectors. [search
tools]
search tools directory:
... a listing of search
tools that
allow you to choose which one you want to use. (example)
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