English Dictionary
trawl
n : a conical net dragged through the water at great depths
[syn: {dragnet}, {trawl net}]
v : fish with trawlers
English Computing Dictionary
trawl
To sift through large volumes of data (e.g. {Usenet} postings,
FTP archives, or the {Jargon File}) looking for something of
interest.
[{Jargon File}]