Leit.is

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Leit.is
Logo Leit.is.PNG
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The homepage of Leit.is.
Type of site
Search engine
Available in Icelandic
English
OwnerLeit.is ehf
URL www.leit.is
www.search.is
Commercialyes
Registrationno
LaunchedJune 16, 1999 (1999-06-16)
Current statusactive

Leit.is an Icelandic internet search engine developed by the corporation DCG ehf. It is available both in an Icelandic and an English version and was launched on June 16, 1999. It was originally developed by NovaMedia based on Infoseek but today DCG ehf hosts and develops the search engine.[ citation needed ]

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Functionality

Leit.is's search engine can search for a term on a specific website and for titles of websites. It can also find websites which link to a given site, as well as search for subdomains of websites.[ citation needed ]

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