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Type of site | Search engine |
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| Available in | Multilingual (~100) |
| Owner | Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. |
| URL | images |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | July 12, 2001 |
| Current status | Active |
Google Images (previously Google Image Search) is a search engine owned by Google that allows users to search the World Wide Web for images.[1] It was introduced on July 12, 2001, due to a demand for pictures of the green Versace dress of Jennifer Lopez worn in February 2000.[2][3][4] In 2011, reverse image search functionality was added.
When searching for an image, a thumbnail of each matching image is displayed. When the user clicks on a thumbnail, the image is displayed in a larger size, and users may visit the webpage on which the image is used.
- ^ Zipern, Andrew (July 11, 2001). "A Quick Way to Search For Images on the Web". The New York Times.
- ^ Schmidt, Eric (19 January 2015). "The Tinkerer's Apprentice". Project Syndicate. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ LEITCH, LUKE (September 20, 2019). "Google It! Jennifer Lopez Wears That Grammys Dress—The One That Broke the Internet—20 Years Later at Versace". Vogue.
- ^ LANG, CADY (September 20, 2019). "J. Lo Shuts the Versace Runway Down in the Iconic Green Dress That Inspired Google Images". Time.