Meaning Of The Word Gopher

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gopher
In computing, Gopher is a program that collects information for you from many databases across the internet.
countable noun: A gopher is a small animal which looks a bit like a rat and lives in holes in the ground. Gophers are found in Canada and the USA.

Gopher in American English
noun: a protocol for a menu-based system of accessing documents on the Internet

gopher in American English 1
any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents about the size of a large rat, with wide cheek pouches; pocket gopher
intransitive verb: to mine unsystematically
noun: any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America

gopher in American English 2
gofer
noun

gopher in British English
noun: any burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae, of North and Central America, having a thickset body, short legs, and cheek pouches

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