google Lexical Profile
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• noun
A widely used internet search engine and American multinational technology company specializing in online search, cloud computing, and software services (usually capitalized as Google).
"She used Google to find the opening hours of the local public library."
An instance of searching for information on the internet using a search engine.
"A quick google of the symptoms suggested that the rash was completely harmless."
• verb
To search for information about someone or something on the internet using the Google search engine or a similar web search tool.
"If you do not know how to pronounce the author's name, you can always google it before the presentation."
British To bowl a googly, or for a cricket ball to turn unexpectedly as a googly (in cricket).
"The spinner managed to google the ball past the surprised batter's defensive stroke."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse with 'googol', the mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros, from which the brand name was coined.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in 1997 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as an intentional respelling of 'googol' (the number 10 to the power of 100), reflecting their mission to organize an immense amount of information on the web.