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stop-phrase

stop-phrase noun: a phrase consisting of one or more words, usually in a series, that is ignored by a search engine.

Noun

stop-phrase (plural stop-phrases)

  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.

Forms of stop-phrase

pluralstop-phrases

Questions about stop-phrase

What does stop-phrase mean?
Stop-phrase means a phrase consisting of one or more words, usually in a series, that is ignored by a search engine.
What part of speech is stop-phrase?
Stop-phrase is a noun.
What is the plural of stop-phrase?
The plural of stop-phrase is stop-phrases.

Words near stop-phrase in the dictionary

  1. stop-motion
  2. stop-motions
  3. stop-off
  4. stop-over
  5. stop-overs
  6. stop-phrase
  7. stop-phrases
  8. stop-start
  9. stop-tap
  10. stop-taps
  11. stop-time

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