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crawler

Syllabification: (crawl·er)
Pronunciation: /ˈkrôlər/

Definition of crawler

noun

  • a thing that crawls or moves at a slow pace, especially an insect.
  • (in full crawler tractor) a tractor or other vehicle moving on an endless caterpillar track.
  • Computing a program that searches the World Wide Web, typically in order to create an index of data.

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