Crawler Meaning in English

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Definition

A 'crawler' is a machine or animal that moves by crawling, a baby who is learning to crawl, or a computer program that collects information from the web by moving from page to page.

Usage & Nuances

'Crawler' is used in technology for 'web crawler' (internet bots that scan websites), in baby care for infants who crawl, and in construction/machinery for vehicles with tracks. In tech, it's more formal; for babies, it's informal and descriptive.

• Spanish: rastreador - gateador (bebé)
• Portuguese (BR): rastreador - bebê que engatinha
• Portuguese (PT): crawler - bebê que gatinham
• Chinese (Simplified): 爬虫程序 - 会爬行的婴儿
• Chinese (Traditional): 爬蟲程式 - 會爬行的嬰兒
• Hindi: क्रॉलर - रेंगने वाला बच्चा
• Arabic: زاحف - طفل يحبو
• Bengali: হাঁটা শেখা শিশু - ক্রলার (যন্ত্র) - ওয়েব ক্রলারের স্ক্রিপ্ট
• Russian: ползун (ребёнок) - гусеничная машина - веб-краулер
• Japanese: ハイハイする赤ちゃん - クローラー（機械） - クローラー（ウェブ）
• Vietnamese: trẻ biết bò - máy bánh xích - trình thu thập dữ liệu
• Korean: 기어 다니는 아기 - 크롤러(기계) - 크롤러(웹)
• Turkish: emekleyen bebek - paletli araç - web tarayıcısı
• Urdu: رینگنے والا بچہ - کرالر (مشین) - ویب کرالر
• Indonesian: bayi yang merangkak - mesin perayap - perayap web

Example Sentences

The baby became a fast crawler at eight months.

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A crawler is used to collect data from websites.

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My son started as a slow crawler, but now he moves everywhere.

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The search engine’s crawler updates millions of pages every day.

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The contractor sent a heavy crawler to the construction site.

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You need to block that crawler if you don’t want your site indexed.

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