synonym ring
<information science> A list of words with related meanings used to
broaden the scope of a word search. As well as returning documents which contain
a sought-for word a search using a synonym ring might also return documents
which contain words in the same synonym ring as a sought-for word. Synonym rings
are produced manually and are usually specific to a certain field, e.g. legal
knowhow.
(1997-04-09)
Nearby terms:
Synchronous Optical NETwork « syncronous « synflood «
synonym ring » syntactic salt » syntactic sugar » syntax
