Multiple choice

Programs that automatically submit your search request to several search engines simultaneously are called

  1. metasearch engines

  2. webcrawlers

  3. spiders

  4. hits

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Explanation

Metasearch engines (like MetaCrawler or Dogpile) submit your search query to multiple search engines simultaneously and aggregate the results. Webcrawlers and spiders collect web pages for search engine indexes, while hits are individual search results. The key characteristic is the simultaneous submission to multiple engines.