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Google effect

Google effect noun: the tendency to forget information that can be found readily online by using Internet search engines.

Noun

Google effect (uncountable)

  1. The tendency to forget information that can be found readily online by using Internet search engines.
    Synonyms:
    digital amnesia

Synonyms of Google effect

Questions about Google effect

What does Google effect mean?
Google effect means the tendency to forget information that can be found readily online by using Internet search engines.
What part of speech is Google effect?
Google effect is a noun.

Words near Google effect in the dictionary

  1. Google debunkers
  2. Google Doc
  3. Google Docs
  4. Google Doodle
  5. Google Doodles
  6. Google effect
  7. google eye
  8. google eyes
  9. google fu
  10. Google Grouper
  11. Google Groupers

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