noun
: the methodical investigation of all published sources for information bearing on a usually scientific or technological subject
it is in chemistry that the literature search has attained full stature — New Technical Books
noun
: the methodical investigation of all published sources for information bearing on a usually scientific or technological subject
it is in chemistry that the literature search has attained full stature — New Technical Books
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012