false drop
A term that refers to search results that are not relevant to the user's query. A "false drop" can occur if the Web page found contains the keywords entered in the search, if the Web page is an attempt at spamdexing, or if the search engine used has a fault in its database or a bug in the query program.
See also : full-text search
NetLingo Classification: Online Jargon
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