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blind search

[/blaɪnd sɜːrtʃ/]
nounpl: blind searches
busca cega
1. A search process conducted without prior knowledge of the target location, structure, or characteristics; a systematic exploration without specific guidance
The rescue team conducted a blind search of the forest for the missing hiker.
A equipe de resgate realizou uma busca cega da floresta pelo caminhante desaparecido.
2. In computing, a search algorithm that explores possibilities without heuristic information or prior knowledge to guide the process
The program used a blind search to find the optimal solution among millions of possibilities.
O programa usou uma busca cega para encontrar a solução ideal entre milhões de possibilidades.
Synonyms
exhaustive searchuninformed searchbrute-force searchsystematic search
Antonyms
informed searchguided searchheuristic searchtargeted search

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
busca cega
Standard term used in computing and general contexts
Portugal
pesquisa cega
Alternate terminology sometimes used in Portuguese computing contexts
General
busca não informada
Technical alternative emphasizing lack of heuristic information

Related Idioms & Phrases

searching in the dark
flying blind
shooting in the dark
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