Query Processing Additions

• Stemming

  • Find coats when the user types coat

• Spelling problems

  • Typos, misspellings or run-together words

  • Use standard spelling algorithms to suggest corrections

• Synonyms

  • Site terminology may not be user language

  • Transit uses coach instead of bus

  • True synonyms, simply replace the original term

  • More ambiguous situations: suggest alternatives

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Intranets 2002
October 29, 2002
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