Stop-phrase
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A phrase consisting of one or more words, usually in a series, that is ignored by a search engine.
"Suppose that “take it easy” were a stop-phrase. Then, if a user searches for “take it easy tonight”, the user will see the same results as if he/she typed merely “tonight” assuming the latter is not similarly on the stop list."
Example
More examples"Suppose that “take it easy” were a stop-phrase. Then, if a user searches for “take it easy tonight”, the user will see the same results as if he/she typed merely “tonight” assuming the latter is not similarly on the stop list."
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