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Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Documentation (Library Science)
- Data Banks and Databases
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- noise word
1, record 1, English, noise%20word
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stopword 2, record 1, English, stopword
correct
- stop word 3, record 1, English, stop%20word
correct
- ignored word 4, record 1, English, ignored%20word
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An insignificant word, such as the, and, or be which is ignored during indexing;... 4, record 1, English, - noise%20word
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
A word which cannot be used as a search term on a particular database. 5, record 1, English, - noise%20word
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. 6, record 1, English, - noise%20word
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stop list: a list of words or terms, or roots of words, which are considered to be meaningless or non-significant for purposes of information retrieval, and which are excluded from indexing. 5, record 1, English, - noise%20word
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The noise word list is different for each language. 7, record 1, English, - noise%20word
Record 1, Key term(s)
- negative dictionary
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documentation (Bibliothéconomie)
- Banques et bases de données
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mot vide
1, record 1, French, mot%20vide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mot non significatif 2, record 1, French, mot%20non%20significatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mot ou unité de langage qui n'est pas pris en considération par un langage documentaire. 3, record 1, French, - mot%20vide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
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 doit s'appliquer. (N.B. : Liste de mots vides = Antidictionnaire.). 4, record 1, French, - mot%20vide
Record 1, Key term(s)
- antidictionnaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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