The process of resubmitting a web page or web site to a search engine or directory. This is often done to update a listing. In the context of search engines, it is the position that a web page is displayed in a search engine query results. In the context of web site optimization, it is the process of getting a web page listed high, the first page or two, in the search engines query results. A web site that contains a database of information from other web sites that users can query to find specific subjects.
Search engines use software programs to gather and organize information.
The difference between a search engine and a directory is that a directory uses people to verify and organize information. Spider A software program that collects data from specific web sites. A spider is given a set of parameters to follow. Spidering The process by which a spider collects information for storage until an indexer processes the information for inclusion in a database. Submission Recommending a web site for inclusion to a search engine or a web page to a directory.