Google (pronounced /ˈɡuːɡəl/) is a multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.
Etymology
The name "Google" originated from a misspelling of "googol," which refers to the number represented by a 1 followed by 100 zeros. The use of the term reflects the company's mission to organize the massive amount of information available on the web.
Related Terms
- Search engine: A software program that searches a database of internet sites to find information that the user has specified.
- Cloud computing: The delivery of different services through the Internet, including data storage, servers, databases, networking, and software.
- Online advertising: A form of marketing and advertising which uses the Internet to deliver promotional marketing messages to consumers.
- Software: A collection of data or computer instructions that tell the computer how to work.
- Hardware: The physical parts of a computer or related device.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Google
- Wikipedia's article - Google
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