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I was not aware of that etymological aspect of dorking (I assumed it was an extension of dork, in the sense of nerd; and I did not know the etymology of dork).
by Curiositry 3y ago
I was not aware of that etymological aspect of dorking (I assumed it was an extension of dork, in the sense of nerd; and I did not know the etymology of dork).
What alternative alternative term do your recommend?
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoAt work we've been calling it "Google Hacking" for the equivalent search-engine activity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_hacking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_hacking But I feel that "hacking" is way too broad and non-descriptive of this activity which is more specialized. I mean, I would just call it "using parameters as they were meant to be" but most folks don't have any idea how to formulate search queries in the first place, that these operators and parameters seem like a black art.
- zefalt 3y ago"Search operators" as a term seems well established.