Distributed search engine
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A distributed search engine is a search engine
where there is no central server. Unlike traditional centralized search engines, work such as crawling, data mining, indexing, and query processing is distributed among several peers in decentralized manner where there is no single point of control.
called InfraSearch. It was meant to run inside the participating websites' databases creating a P2P network that could be accessed through the InfraSearch website.
announced development of OpenCOLA
a collaborative distributive open source search engine. It runs on the user's computer and crawls the web pages and links the user puts in their opencola folder and shares resulting index over its P2P network.
, on the heise online forums.
started the Faroo
prototype in 2004, and released it in 2005.
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
where there is no central server. Unlike traditional centralized search engines, work such as crawling, data mining, indexing, and query processing is distributed among several peers in decentralized manner where there is no single point of control.
InfraSearch
In April 2000 three programmers built a prototype P2P web search engine based on GnutellaGnutella
Gnutella is a large peer-to-peer network which, at the time of its creation, was the first decentralized peer-to-peer network of its kind, leading to other, later networks adopting the model...
called InfraSearch. It was meant to run inside the participating websites' databases creating a P2P network that could be accessed through the InfraSearch website.
Opencola
On May 31, 2000 Steelbridge Inc.OpenCola
OpenCola or Opencola may refer to:* OpenCola , a brand of cola with an openly available recipe* Opencola , Canadian software company...
announced development of OpenCOLA
OpenCola
OpenCola or Opencola may refer to:* OpenCola , a brand of cola with an openly available recipe* Opencola , Canadian software company...
a collaborative distributive open source search engine. It runs on the user's computer and crawls the web pages and links the user puts in their opencola folder and shares resulting index over its P2P network.
YaCy
On December 15, 2003 Michael Christen announced development of a P2P-based search engine, eventually named YaCyYaCy
YaCy is a free distributed search engine, built on principles of peer-to-peer networks. Its core is a computer program written in Java distributed on several hundred computers, , so-called YaCy-peers...
, on the heise online forums.
FAROO
In February 2001 Wolf Garbe published an idea of a peer-to-peer search engine,started the Faroo
FAROO
FAROO is a universal web search engine based on peer-to-peer technology. It uses a distributed crawler that stores search data on users' computers instead of a central server. Whenever a user visits a website, it is automatically indexed and distributed to the network...
prototype in 2004, and released it in 2005.