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The [[wp:OpenSearch_(specification)|OpenSearch specification]] - an open standard for publishing search results came first in '''2005'''. Ironically, it was developed by an Amazon subsidiary<ref>[[wp:A9.com|A9]] (short for Algorithm) The chief product was a browser toolbar.</ref>. OpenSearch was (and still is) a way for people to directly use search engines from their browser. In addition to web search results, users could get product search results from Amazon, encyclopedia results from Wikipedia, movie information from IMDb, and countless more. Famously, [[MediaWiki]] includes this capability in the software, which means that you can directly search any wiki site (not just Wikipedia) from your browser. | The [[wp:OpenSearch_(specification)|OpenSearch specification]] - an open standard for publishing search results came first in '''2005'''. Ironically, it was developed by an Amazon subsidiary<ref>[[wp:A9.com|A9]] (short for Algorithm) The chief product was a browser toolbar.</ref>. OpenSearch was (and still is) a way for people to directly use search engines from their browser. In addition to web search results, users could get product search results from Amazon, encyclopedia results from Wikipedia, movie information from IMDb, and countless more. Famously, [[MediaWiki]] includes this capability in the software, which means that you can directly search any wiki site (not just Wikipedia) from your browser. | ||
There are many references to the OpenSearch standard on this site - explaining how to implement and use this search feature. | There are many references to the [[OpenSearch standard]] on this site - explaining how to implement and use this search feature. | ||
== Software == | == Software == | ||