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# Spotlight

Search for files and other items on the local device, and index your app’s content for searching.

## Topics

### Queries

[`NSMetadataQuery`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMetadataQuery)

A query that you perform against Spotlight metadata.

[`NSMetadataQueryDelegate`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMetadataQueryDelegate)

An interface that enables the delegate of a metadata query to provide substitute results or attributes.

### Items

[`NSMetadataItem`](/documentation/Foundation/NSMetadataItem)

The metadata associated with a file.


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