 What's Google Mean?, what does it mean? |
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 Sep 1 2007, 03:33 PM
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Newbie [Level 2]  Group: Members Posts: 33 Joined: 10-August 07 Member No.: 47,931  |
What does google mean!??? Does anyone know what it means?
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Sep 1 2007, 03:37 PM
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A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.  Group: [MODERATOR] Posts: 4,084 Joined: 24-July 05 From: Linix, DOS and Windows…the good, the bad and the ugly Member No.: 9,787  |
The search function found this link which describes a google and a googleplex very nicely
http://www.trap17.com/forums/index.php?sho...p;hl=googleplex |
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Sep 1 2007, 05:31 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 28-September 06 Member No.: 30,705 |
QUOTE The word "google" was first used in the 1927 Little Rascals silent film "Dog Heaven", used to refer to a having a drink of water. I wonder how they got there name out of that... As for what haslip said, why would they name something after 10000000000000000. There must be a reason, or it just sounds cool. |
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Sep 1 2007, 05:53 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 21 Joined: 1-September 07 Member No.: 49,221 |
lol what the hell if u dont no what google means it is a site engine which will find anything and everythging that u will type in it will find videos images etc cars motorbikes when i say everything i mea everything
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Sep 1 2007, 06:58 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 258 Joined: 14-October 06 From: on da moon Member No.: 31,632 |
I wonder why the creators chose that name for their search engine..I shall use wikipedia!!
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Sep 30 2007, 03:51 PM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 30-September 07 Member No.: 50,878 |
It's a good question. I have no idea why it's called google. Do google have a special meaning in english? (english is not my first language so I wonder if google means something in english...)
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Sep 30 2007, 04:03 PM
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Privileged Member Group: Members Posts: 628 Joined: 20-May 06 Member No.: 23,968 |
The word Googol describes a number which is followed by one hundred zeros. Google is just a bit of corporate twisting onto that word. A Googolplex is a number which is followed by a googol of zeros.
Google's HQ is named the Googleplex, so it is implied that they named it after the number. |
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Sep 30 2007, 06:30 PM
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Newbie [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 30-September 07 Member No.: 50,878 |
Oh, thanks a lote. Now it's clear why they choose that name for a search engine. I thought that it was just because it's nice to say google.
 QUOTE(Tetraca @ Sep 30 2007, 01:03 PM)  The word Googol describes a number which is followed by one hundred zeros. Google is just a bit of corporate twisting onto that word. A Googolplex is a number which is followed by a googol of zeros. Google's HQ is named the Googleplex, so it is implied that they named it after the number. |
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Oct 1 2007, 08:02 PM
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Define:EVIL PROGRAMMER (ē'vəl prō'grăm'ər)- n. An organism that converts caffeine into evil software. Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 1,074 Joined: 25-September 05 From: Los Angeles, California Member No.: 12,251 |
@haslip I belive it is spelled googol *checks wikipedia* Yep googol!
 Also, I heard the original name for google was backrub back when the two founders were in college together, but they changed it to google because people didn't get the joke Edit: @tetraca nevermind looks like you already said that. When I read your post the first time i thought spelled it google! Damn this dyslexia! This post has been edited by alex7h3pr0gr4m3r: Oct 1 2007, 08:05 PM |
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