How to say "search engine" in Spanish?

Question

Can you believe it, I cannot find the answer from the web nor from this forum. I am not sure if I can trust the translation engine. I would appreciate the help from someone who is familiar with IT Spanish. Gracias,

Answer 1

I believe it is buscador or motor de búsqueda

According to es.wikipedia.org (if we can really trust Wikipedia), both terms are used.

I got motor de busqueda from the translation engine, not sure if I should trust it. - JazSpanish, Feb 11, 2012

I checked andI found references to both in WordReference. I just put "buscador" into SD's translation engine and it returned "search engine" - Xocoyote, Feb 11, 2012

I found that some Mexican websites have "buscador" as their page, viz: http://buscador.terra.com.mx - Xocoyote, Feb 11, 2012

Gracias. Very helpful. - JazSpanish, Feb 11, 2012

Answer 2

I have heard navegador also

Y yo también. - territurtle, Feb 11, 2012