Federated Search
Federated Search collects the results of user-initiated searches across multiple search engines and presents these results to the user. Sometimes a federated search combines results so that they can be compared, sometimes they are simply presented as alternatives side by side.
Literal Meanings of Federated Search
Federated:
Meanings of Federated:
Form a federation.
United as a federation under a central government.
Search:
Meanings of Search:
(then behind) To look good.
