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    Is Dmoz a directory or search engine or both?

    How do you define a directory and search engine?
    Is Dmoz both?

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    DMOZ is a directory. A general search engine searches the whole web. Many sites incorporate site search that is limited to the content contained on the site. DMOZ probably just offers site search.

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    Ok, Got It, Thanks for sharing the informative information.

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    DMOZ is basically a directory which also have some search engine features in it.

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    DMoz is a directory.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shruti001 View Post
    DMoz is a directory.
    To be clear...it is dead directory

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    Dmoz is a verry important directory.


 

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