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Which linguistic technique was deliberately employed in naming the search engine 'Google', now one of the world's most valuable brand names?
Poll Type: Trivia | Total Votes: 0
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| {'choice_text': "A misspelling of 'googol' (10^100), representing the vast amount of information the search engine could process", 'is_correct': True} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "A portmanteau of 'go' and 'ogle', suggesting the action of looking at something with intense interest", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': 'An onomatopoeic word meant to phonetically represent the sound of rapid searching', 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "A backronym for 'Global Organization Of Grouped Linked Electronics'", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |