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The _____ search algorithm searches a list for a given item, starting with the first element and continues to compare the item with the other elements in the list until either the item is found or the list has no more elements.

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Sequential / Linear Search

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Linear search algorithm is the algorithm that is used to find the element from a list. The search starts from 1st element and continue till the end of list or until found the required element.

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