What is Stopword?

Stopwords are very commonly used words that are normally excluded from automated searches. Examples: a, an, the, for, to, in, on, and, etc.

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Popular terms starting with letter 'S'
What is SDSL?
Stands for "Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line." SDSL is a type of of DSL, which is used for transfer…continue
What is Search Engine?
A (usually web-based) system for searching the information available on the Web. The search engine…continue
What is SEO?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) means the practice of designing web pages so that they rank as high…continue
What is Server?
A server is a computer that handles requests for data, e-mail, file transfers, and other network…continue
What is Shareware?
Software that is offered for free download in hopes that the user will decide to keep it and pay a…continue
What is SMTP?
An acronym for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, SMTP is the protocol used for routing e-mail across…continue
What is Software?
A computer program, which provides the instructions which enable the computer hardware to work…continue
What is Spam?
To send a message or advertisement to a large number of people who did not request the information…continue
What is Spider?
A software program that "crawls" the Web, searching and indexing Web pages to create a database that…continue
What is SSID?
Known as Service Set Identifier - A service set identifier is used to name a wireless local area…continue
What is SSL?
Stands for Secure Sockets Layer - A protocol designed by Netscape Communications to enable encrypted…continue