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Searching and search can refer to the following:

In computing and mathematics,

• Web search engine, a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web
• Desktop search, a tool which searches within a computer's files
• Search algorithm, an algorithm taking a problem as input and returning a solution to the problem, usually after evaluating a number of possible solutions
• Bayesian search theory, the application of Bayesian statistics to the search for lost objects
• Tree search, the process of systematically visiting each node in a tree data structure

In entertainment,

• "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)", a 1983 single by Hazell Dean
• Search (TV series), a US television series shown in the 1970s
• Search (band), a Malaysian rock band popular during the 1980s and 1990s
• Searching (song), a single by Pete Rock & CL Smooth
• "Searching", a 1980 single by Change

In other uses,

• Search theory, in economics, the study of an individual's optimal strategy when choosing from a series of potential opportunities
• Visual search, a type of perceptual task
• Search and rescue, the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger
• Search and seizure, a legal procedure whereby a state may search property and confiscate evidence
• Search of persons, a police power to search members of the public
• Searching (horse), an American racehorse

SEARCH may refer to:

• Study of Environmental Arctic Change, an interdisciplinary, multiscale program at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA.
• Society For Education, Action and Research In Community Health, non-profit organisation based in India

[edit] See also

• The Search (disambiguation)
• Search engine (disambiguation)
• Princess and monster game
• Search games

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