noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The picking of berries (fruit). uncountable
2. 2
   An online search strategy in which the user proceeds from one resource to another in an unstructured manner, gathering information a little at a time. uncountable

Etymology

berry + picking. In the search strategy sense, perhaps inspired by the phrase cherry picking.

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