searcher

n 1: someone making a search or inquiry; "they are seekers after

truth" [syn: {seeker}]

2: large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars;

North America [syn: {searcher beetle}, {Calosoma scrutator}]

search term

An element of a search or query. A

search term is the basic building block of a {boolean search}

or a {weighted search}. In a search engine a search term is

typically a word, phrase, or pattern match expression. For

example: cosmonaut or "space travel" or astronaut▫

In a {database} a term is typically the comparison of a column

with a constant or with another column. For example:

last_name like 'Smith%'

(1999-08-27)