noun
- plural of crawler; babies or very young children who move by crawling
- plural of crawler; vehicles that move on continuous tracks instead of wheels
- plural of crawler; computer programs that systematically browse the internet to index web pages
Usage: computing
Examples
- The daycare center has a special play area for crawlers.
- Heavy crawlers are used in construction to move equipment across rough terrain.
- Search engines use crawlers to discover and index new web content.
- The military crawlers moved silently through the tall grass.
- Baby crawlers need soft surfaces to protect their knees.
- The bulldozer and other crawlers left deep tracks in the mud.
- Website owners can control which crawlers access their pages.