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Index Configuration Guide: Managing Stop Words
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Stop words are common words like the, is, at, and which that search engines filter out to improve performance. But in SearchJet, you have full control over which words are treated as stop words and which are kept. This guide walks you through the configuration.
What Are Stop Words?
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Stop words are common words like the, is, at, and which that search engines filter out to improve performance. But in SearchJet, you have full control over which words are treated as stop words and which are kept. This guide walks you through the configuration.
What Are Stop Words?
Stop words are extremely common words that search engines typically ignore during indexing and querying. Words like a, an, the, in, on, and is appear on almost every page, so including them in the search index adds noise without improving relevance. By filtering them out, search engines can focus on the words that actually carry meaning.
However, blindly filtering all common words can cause problems. A product named The North Face would lose a key identifier. A legal document referencing not guilty would miss critical context. That is why SearchJet gives you full control over t...
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