A proper name, typically masculine, or historically referring to an early internet search engine that predated the World Wide Web. The search engine helped users locate files on FTP servers.
As a name, derived from Archibald, from Germanic roots meaning 'genuine' and 'bold.' The internet search engine (1990) was named after the word 'archive,' with the 'v' removed, making it one of the first automated web search tools.
Archie the search engine was created by Alan Emtage at McGill University and is considered the grandfather of all search engines, predating even Yahoo and Google by years. It could only search file names, not content, making today's sophisticated search capabilities seem almost magical by comparison.
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