full-text search

techniques for finding a document in a database based on text it contains
Thing computational_problem Q83540
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full-text search

Summary

full-text search is a computational problem[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • full-text search's instance of is recorded as computational problem[3].
  • full-text search is a type of search[4].
  • full-text search is a type of information retrieval[5].
  • full-text search is used for search engine[6].
  • full-text search is used for full-text database[7].
  • full-text search's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Full-text search[8].
  • full-text search's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/full-text-search[9].
  • full-text search's uses is recorded as inverted index[10].

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Definition and Type

full-text search's instance of is recorded as computational problem[3]. Recorded subclass of include search[4] and information retrieval[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include search engine[6] and full-text database[7].

Why It Matters

full-text search has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Full-text search
    Instance of
    Svkkl authority id 0258443-fulltextove-vyhledavani
    Instance of computational problem
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0258443-fulltextove-vyhledavani, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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