Definition: DuckDuckGo

A privacy-focused search engine from DuckDuckGo, Inc. that does not track users or store search history. Introduced in 2008, DuckDuckGo is an app for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows as well as an extension to the Chrome browser for desktop use. Search results are not based on the user's profile, and everyone receives the same set of answers from the same query. DuckDuckGo is the default search engine in the Tor browser (see Tor).

DuckDuckGo uses the Bing, Yahoo! and Yandex (Russian) search engines, as well as other sources. There are three URLs for the website: duckduckgo.com, duck.com and ddg.gg.

A Privacy Browser
A DuckDuckGo Web browser is also available for major platforms that features private searching and naturally uses the DuckDuckGo search engine. See do-not-track, privacy browser and alternative search engines.

DuckDuckGo in Chrome

When used as a browser extension in Chrome, the duck logo appears in the search bar.