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busca

Busca is a term used in several Romance languages, especially Portuguese and Spanish, to denote the act of searching or seeking. In Portuguese, busca is a noun referring to the process of looking for something or pursuing a goal, as in busca de informações or busca de emprego. In Spanish, the corresponding noun is usually búsqueda, while busca exists primarily as a verb form (él busca) and is less common as a stand-alone noun in modern usage.

Etymology: The word derives from the same Latin roots that produced related terms in Iberian Romance languages,

Usage and scope: In Portuguese, busca is widely used in everyday language and in specialized domains such

Cross-linguistic notes: In other languages, the status of the term varies. Spanish normally prefers "búsqueda" as

See also: búsqueda, buscar.

and
it
shows
similar
meanings
across
Portuguese,
Galician,
and
other
related
varieties.
as
information
retrieval
and
computer
science.
Examples
include
a
"busca
de
informações,"
a
"busca
de
emprego,"
and
"mecanismo
de
busca"
for
search
engines.
In
computing,
"busca"
denotes
the
action
of
searching
and
appears
in
terms
like
"busca
binária"
(binary
search),
"busca
em
profundidade"
(depth-first
search),
and
"busca
em
largura"
(breadth-first
search).
the
noun
for
search;
"busca"
is
mainly
seen
as
a
verb
form
of
buscar,
and
may
appear
in
older
texts
or
fixed
expressions.
Portuguese,
Brazilian
Portuguese
in
particular,
widely
uses
busca
in
both
general
and
technical
contexts.