broadsearch
nounUK /ˈbrɔːd.sɜːtʃ/
US /ˈbrɔːd.sɝːtʃ/
A broadsearch is a big search that looks everywhere to find many things.
The librarian did a broadsearch to find all the books about space.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer search that checks many places at once instead of just one.
The program ran a broadsearch across all the folders on the computer.
3. A careful look over a large area to gather information.
Scientists made a broadsearch of the forest to count the birds.
4. A way of searching that is not limited to one topic or category.
Her broadsearch on the internet gave her ideas from many different subjects.