persistentsearch
nounUK /pəˈsɪstənt sɜːtʃ/
US /pərˈsɪstənt sɜːrtʃ/
A search that keeps going until it finds what it is looking for.
The persistent search finally found the lost keys under the couch.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer process that keeps checking for something without stopping.
The persistent search kept scanning the folder for new files.
3. The act of trying again and again to find an answer.
Her persistent search for the truth took many years.
4. A long, patient effort to locate a missing person or thing.
The persistent search for the missing hiker lasted three days.