a very popular Internet search engine (= a website which helps you to search for information on the Internet). The US company which runs the search engine, Google Inc, was started in 1998 by Larry Page (1973– ) and Sergey Brin (1973– ). The name comes from the word googol , the number one followed by 100 zeros.
Meaning of GOOGLE in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005