Exact match

Croft (1998) defines exact match retrieval by tree criteria:

1. query specifies precise retrieval criteria

2. every document either matches or fail to match query

3. result is a set of documents

Literature:

Croft, B. (1998). Exact-Match Retrieval. http://www.cpe.ku.ac.th/~arnon/Mirror/ir-p/ir6/

Paris, L. A.H. & Tibbo, H. R. (1998).  Freestyle vs. Boolean: A comparison of partial and exact match   retrieval systems. Information Processing & Management, 34(2-3), 175-190.
 

See also: Best match; Boolean search; Match; Quest-Quorum

Birger Hjørland

Last edited: 22-05-2006

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