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Youdao (有道) is a search engine released by Chinese internet leviathan, NetEase (網易) in 2007. It is the featured search engine of its parent company's web portal, 163.com, and lets users search for web pages, images, news, music, blogs, Chinese-to-English dictionary entries, and more. ==History== Youdao is the subsidiary of NetEase, developing mobile applications by using big data technology. Youdao has launched Youdao dictionary, Youdao Cloud Notes, Hui Hui (meaning "affordable") Assistant, and Youdao Tuiguang (meaning of "promotion"). Youdao uses searching engine product as a starting point, goes further in the areas of large-scale data storage. Its technological accumulation is derived from language translation application services for years developing online dictionary products, individual cloud applications, and services such as e-commerce. In December 2007, Youdao desktop dictionary was formally launched.〔("About Youdao" ), Youdao official website.〕 In January 2009, the first mobile version of Youdao dictionary was pushed onto the market. Youdao dictionary is launched as an online dictionary-like software and other related services including whole-paragraph translation. Translation is based on the data from Youdao search engine and other massive web data generated by data mining and natural language processing. A large number of Chinese parallel corpora and foreign language (including vocabulary and example sentences) were excavated to be process and displayed both on desktop and mobile application over the network in a way that users can easily accomplish queries. By the end of July 2012, NetEase Youdao dictionary (desktop + mobile version) had more than 200 million users globally.〔("Youdao dictionary users exceeded two hundred million Netease Technology )". Retrieved 3 September 2012.〕 In June 2011, Youdao developed and launched cloud notes 1.0 Beta by using cloud storage technology. Cloud storage technology aims to help users build a virtualized pools to access data easily and securely. It solves the cross-platform and cross-site issues of personal information and data management.〔("Youdao(NetEase products), on the road". China dictionary website. )〕 On December 6, 2011, cloud notes 1.0 Beta was formally upgraded to the full version, and changed its name to "Youdao cloud notes". By June 2013, Youdao cloud notes has exceeded 15 million users.〔Steven Millward, ("Evernote's Biggest Rival in China is Way Ahead With 15 Million Users" ), ''Tech in Asia'', 1 July 2013.〕 Youdao shopping products also have been developed. In September 2012, the original Youdao shopping search engine, Youdao shopping assistant, and Youdao shopping cash back were fully integrated into Hui-hui assistant with the purpose of "speaking for consumers".〔("About Youdao" Paragraph five. Youdao official website. )〕 Hui-hui assistant is a web browser extension〔(Google Chrome App Store. From zhushou.huihui.cn. )〕 which compares products' previous consumer ratings and item historical price to online shoppers. Currently, Hui Hui shopping Assistant has more than 30 million users.〔("About Youdao" Youdao official website statistics. )〕 As a subsidiary of NetEase, Youdao has employees from more than 500 colleges and universities domestically and globally to contribute the rapid development. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Youdao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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