 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Amy,
This should make things as clear as mud for you.
About Search Indexing Robots and Spiders
Many search engines use programs called robots to locate web pages for indexing. These programs are not limited to a pre-defined list of web pages, instead they follow links on pages they find, which makes them a form of intelligent agent. The process of following links is called spidering, wandering, or gathering. Once they have a page or document, the parsing and indexing of the page begins.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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