Online search

Online search is the process of interactively searching for and retrieving requested information via a computer from databases that are online.^[1] Interactive searches became possible in the 1980s with the advent of faster databases and smart terminals.^[1] In contrast, computerized batch searching was prevalent in the 1960s and 1970s.^[1] Today, searches through web search engines constitute the majority of online searches.

Online searches often supplement reference transactions.^{[citation needed]}

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v t e Internet search
Types	Web search engine (List) Metasearch engine Collaborative search engine Human flesh search engine
Tools	Local search Vertical search Search engine marketing Search engine optimization Search oriented architecture Selection-based search Social search Document retrieval Text mining Web crawler Multisearch Federated search Search aggregator Index/Web indexing Focused crawler Spider trap Robots exclusion standard Distributed web crawling Web archiving Website mirroring software Web search query Voice search Natural language search engine Web query classification
Applications	Image search Video search engine Enterprise search Semantic search
Protocols and standards	Z39.50 Search/Retrieve Web Service Search/Retrieve via URL OpenSearch Representational State Transfer Website Parse Template Wide area information server
See also	Search engine Desktop search Online search

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