Following is a table which lists search engines by type. Please note -- some search engines, such as Alta Vista, have incorporated two or more distinct search features on their web pages. Alta Vista is basically a classic "search engine", but it has also added a directory search feature.
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DIREC-TORIES |
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES |
SEARCH ENGINES |
META SEARCH TOOLS |
SPECIALIZED DIRs |
INTELLIGENT AGENTS |
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Yahoo |
Clearinghouse.net |
Altavista |
Dogpile |
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Travelocity.com |
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Galaxy |
Britannica.com |
Excite |
Metacrawler |
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Http://mypage .go.com |
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Go |
Lii.org |
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ProFusion |
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http:botspot.com |
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HotBot |
Vlib.org |
Lycos |
SavvySearch |
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LookSmart |
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HotBot |
Ask.com |
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Magellan |
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InfoSeek |
Search.com |
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WebCrawler |
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NorthernLight |
allonesearch.com |
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WebCrawler |
Fossick.com |
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