Document Search Task

A Document Search Task is a text-item retrieval task that is restricted to documents.

• AKA: Document Retrieval Task, Document Finding Task.
• Context:
  • Task Input:
    • A Document Set or document collection.
    • A Document Search Query with search parameters.
    • Optional Search Filters for result refinement.
  • Task Output:
    • Ranked Document List of retrieved documents.
    • Search Result Metadata for result context.
  • Task Measure: Search Precision, Search Recall, Ranking Quality.
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  • It can (typically) utilize Document Indexes for search optimization.
  • It can (typically) apply Search Algorithms for result retrieval.
  • It can (typically) implement Ranking Methods for result ordering.
  • It can (often) use Document Metadata for search enhancement.
  • It can (often) support Query Expansion for search improvement.
  • It can (often) provide Search Filters for result refinement.
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  • It can range from being an Open-Document Document Retrieval Task to being a Domain-Specific Document Retrieval Task, depending on search scope.
  • It can range from being a Simple Document Search to being an Advanced Document Search, depending on search complexity.
  • It can range from being a Metadata-Based Search to being a Full-Text Search, depending on search method.
  • It can range from being a Single-Language Search to being a Multi-Language Search, depending on language support.
  • It can range from being a Basic Document Search to being a Semantic Document Search, depending on search sophistication.
  • It can range from being a Human-Performed Document Search to being a Automated Document Search, depending on automation level.
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  • It can be supported by a Document Search System.
  • It can be supported by a Document Indexing System.
  • It can be supported by a Document Ranking System.
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• Examples:
  • Academic Search Tasks:
    • Research Paper Searches, such as citation search (for reference finding) and literature review (for research survey).
    • Thesis Searches, such as dissertation search (for academic research) and thesis catalog search (for academic reference).
  • Professional Search Tasks:
    • Legal Document Searches, such as case law search (for legal research) and regulation search (for compliance verification).
    • Medical Document Searches, such as patient record search (for medical history) and clinical study search (for medical research).
    • Technical Document Searches, such as manual search (for technical support) and specification search (for standard compliance).
  • Enterprise Search Tasks:
    • Business Document Searches, such as contract search (for agreement retrieval) and report search (for business analysis).
    • Internal Document Searches, such as policy search (for guideline finding) and procedure search (for process verification).
  • Web Document Search Tasks:
    • Web Page Searches, such as website search (for online content) and blog search (for article finding).
    • Digital Document Searches, such as pdf search (for document retrieval) and ebook search (for digital reading).
  • Archive Search Tasks:
    • Historical Document Searches, such as archive search (for historical research) and record search (for historical verification).
    • Media Document Searches, such as news archive search (for news retrieval) and magazine search (for article finding).
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• Counter-Examples:
  • Image Retrieval Task, which focuses on visual content.
  • Document Classification Task, which organizes rather than retrieves.
  • Sentence Retrieval Task, which operates at a finer granularity.
  • Data Search Task, which handles structured data.
  • Audio Search Task, which processes sound content.
• See: Information Retrieval, Search Engine, Document Management System, Text Search, Content Discovery.

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