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Internet Word of the Day

stemming

The act of preparing words in a document specifically for enhanced searching, "stemming" determines word boundaries in a query or document. For example, “run” will match with “running,” “runs,” and “ran.” The purpose of stemming is to increase the relevancy of search results as well as the speed of search results.

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Internet Acronym of the Day

WU

What's Up

Online jargon, also known as text message shorthand, used primarily in texting, online chat, instant messaging, email, blogs, and newsgroup postings, these types of abbreviations are also referred to as chat acronyms. For the largest list of Internet acronyms and text message jargon, click on "more info" below!

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