Filter words

March 21, 2005 Comments

Robert Clough

Robert Clough

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Definition: Common words such that search engines remove from web pages before they add them to their index in order to save space. These words tend to have very little impact on search engine ranking and are usually discounted from search phrases as well.

Examples: of, is, the, and, for, it





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