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STOP WORD LIST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-05-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Processing of Language Data
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stop word list
1, record 1, English, stop%20word%20list
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stopword list 2, record 1, English, stopword%20list
correct
- noise word list 3, record 1, English, noise%20word%20list
correct
- negative dictionary 3, record 1, English, negative%20dictionary
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A stop word list (also sometimes called a noise word list or negative dictionary) is a list of words which are so frequent and/or content-free that the search engine ignores them. In English, "the" and "a" are often stop words. AIAT allows, but does not require, the use of a stop list. Indexes constructed with a stop list will be slightly smaller than those without. Apple e.g. is an example of a AIAT application that uses a stop list. 3, record 1, English, - stop%20word%20list
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Informatisation des données linguistiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- antidictionnaire
1, record 1, French, antidictionnaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- liste de mots vides 2, record 1, French, liste%20de%20mots%20vides
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Liste de mots vides ou de mots non significatifs. 3, record 1, French, - antidictionnaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La liste des mots vides. Une seule liste de mots vides (stopwords) peut être définie par base de données; par contre, cette liste est éditable et on peut spécifier à quels champs elle soit s'appliquer. (N.B. : Liste de mots vides = Antidictionnaire.) 2, record 1, French, - antidictionnaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
- Procesamiento por computadora de datos lingüísticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- antidiccionario
1, record 1, Spanish, antidiccionario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-05-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Software
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- exclusion list
1, record 2, English, exclusion%20list
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stop word list 1, record 2, English, stop%20word%20list
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A list of user-selected character strings to be ignored in further data processing operations. 1, record 2, English, - exclusion%20list
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For terminological purposes, it may be useful to produce lists where function words (pronouns, articles, etc.) are ignored. Sometimes the character strings in the exclusion list are retained, e.g. in a concordance, but with no frequency given. 1, record 2, English, - exclusion%20list
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terms and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 2, English, - exclusion%20list
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Logiciels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- liste d'exclusion
1, record 2, French, liste%20d%27exclusion
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Liste de chaînes de caractères sélectionnés par l'utilisateur afin d'être ignorées au cours des opérations ultérieures de traitement des données. 1, record 2, French, - liste%20d%27exclusion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans une optique terminologique, il peut s'avérer utile de générer des listes dans lesquelles certains mots de fonction (pronoms, article, etc.) seront ignorés. Les chaînes de caractères de la liste d'exclusion sont parfois retenues, par exemple lors d'une concordance, mais dans ce cas, aucune fréquence n'est indiquée. 1, record 2, French, - liste%20d%27exclusion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 2, French, - liste%20d%27exclusion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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