search result

What Google returns

A search result is an item returned by a search engine or database query in response to user input.

Results typically appear as a list ranked by relevance: The answer was in the first search result.

In everyday use, the term usually refers to web search engines like Google: I scrolled through the search results but couldn't find what I needed.

Related

click through · ranking · page rank · page · listing · relevance · snippet · URL · browser · filter · match · index · algorithm · hit · finding · answer · webpage · scroll

Categories
Opposites
query vs. answer

search resultsearch query

Input for finding information

query · search term · keyword · question · search string

found vs. unfound

search resultdead end

Passage without outlet

404 error · blank page · missing data

relevance

search resultspam

Unsolicited bulk messages

noise · false positive

Family

search, result, searches, searched, searching, searcher, searchers, searchable, results

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G