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Definition of "crawler" [crawl•er]
- One that crawls, especially an early form of certain insect larvae. (noun)
- A vehicle, such as a bulldozer, that moves on continuous belts of metal plates. (noun)
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Use "crawler" in a sentence
- "The behavior of the everest crawler is regrettable."
- "The smart crawler is to be free software under the GNU General Public License (GPL)."
- "At 10: 36 p.m. PDT, Google's "crawler" -- the technology that finds Web pages -- discovered a new link on the Web site of Tribune's South Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper in a section called "Popular Stories: Business.""
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