Difference between Search engine and Metasearch engine

[Maddy]

A meta-search engine is a search tool that sends user requests to several other search engines and/or databases and aggregates the results into a single list or displays them according to their source. A search engine is a search tool that usually have their own database of sites they crawl and list in their database, for example Google.

[RichardSmith]

Hi Everybody

Search engine usually have their own database of sites they craw and list in their database, for example Google, Yahoo, Ask.

Meta Search Engines usually do not have their own database of crawled sites, they search the databases of real search engines, usually many search engines at the same time, and provide you results. So a meta search engine will give you results from say Yahoo and Google, some meta search engines do have database of sites submitted to them. Example of a meta search engine is DogPile.

Thanks and Regards

Richard Smith

[electra]

I am not sure I completely agree with you on meta tags being completely useless, it still plays a role

[susan_jane]

Search engine usually have their own database of sites they craw and list in their database, for example Google, Yahoo, Ask. Meta Search Engines usually do not have their own database of crawled sites, they search the databases of real search engines.