Chapter 2. Search Concepts and Terminology

After completing this chapter, you will be able to

  • Understand how the term relevancy applies to search engines.

  • Understand the terminology used to describe search architecture.

  • Understand search engine features such as linguistic handling and query syntax.

The field of search consists of several key concepts. People who work with Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint (FS4SP) or any other search engine should know the complete data flow: from retrieving content, enriching and organizing it into searchable pieces, to displaying it for end users using either manual or automated queries. Understanding how content is collected can help you debug problems with search quality and determine the applicability ...

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