findabilityn.
/ˌfʌɪndəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌfaɪndəˈbɪlᵻdi/ The quality or fact of being findable; capability of being found. In recent use esp. with reference to the use of online search engines.
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the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > finding or discovery > [noun] > ability to be found or tracked down
discoverability1788
traceableness1847
traceability1891
findability1895
1866 Odd Bricks v. 231 You won't find such a criterion, nor, always, an avowal of its non-findability.]
1895 Electr. Industries Apr. 104/1 It makes no difference which two of the sides are given, we can always find the third. The same ‘findability’ holds true of any three quantities which have a fixed relationship.
1918 System Apr. 624/1 (advt.) Increase the ‘findability’ of papers used in your daily work.
1986 Illustr. London News 31 May 95/1 Situated a stone's throw from the entrance to the Savoy, Simpson's has the advantage of findability.
1997 Network World (Nexis) 17 Mar. 48 The Nov. 10 issue of Time magazine includes an article about increasing findability on the Internet.
2006 C. Anderson Long Tail ix. 153 The Google era has opened our eyes to the lucrative virtues of findability.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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