Another term for algorithmic or natural search results.

the results displayed after a search engine query that are not paid for by the listed site's owner.

Organic search results are the main search results displayed when you perform a search on a search engine. You cannot directly pay for a position in the organic search results as you can with a paid listing, however certain search engine optimisation techniques can be implemented to help improve your rankings.

The typical search results returned by search engines that are based purely on the contents of the pages and page popularity. Organic search results are not categorized directory results, or pay-per-click advertising results, even if they are based on keywords. Organic search results strive to return results based entirely on relevance to particular keywords.

The list of websites found when using a search engine such as Google. This is complied on an automated basis by the search engine's algorithmic spiders. Also sometimes known as "natural" or "algorithm" search results.

See natural search results.