Search Query

A Search Query is a query that is an input to a information search task.

• AKA: Query.
• Context:
  • It can range from being a Keyword-based Search Query to being a Linguistic Search Query.
  • It can be stored in a Search Query Log.
  • It can be the Input to a Search Query Analysis Task.
  • It can range from an Unambiguous Search Query to being an Ambiguous Search Query (e.g. “cheap digital cameras").
  • It can range from being a Simple Search Query to being a Complex Search Query (e.g. “semantic search survey paper written by a Google researcher").
  • It can range from being a Common Search Query to being an Uncommon Search Query (e.g. a "alkjis lalols sall").
• Example(s):
  • an IR Query, such as a Web search query.
  • a search for Predictive Modeling Study Guides.
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • a Question Statement.
• See: Pattern, Regular Expression.

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