Compound Words: A Problem in Post-Coordinate Retrieval Systems.

Jones, Kevin P.

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Publication Date: 1971

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Compound Words: A Problem in Post-Coordinate Retrieval Systems

Jones, Kevin P.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 22, 4, 242-250, Jul-Aug 71

Compound words cause some difficulty in post-coordinate indexing systems: if too many are fractured, or the wrong categories are selected for fracturing noise will be produced at unacceptable levels on retrieval. (Author/MM)

Descriptors: Indexing, Information Retrieval, Language Standardization, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Subject Index Terms

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