stop word

See also: stopword

English

Alternative forms

• stopword

Noun

stop word (plural stop words)

1. (computing) A word, usually one of a series in a stop list, that is ignored when searches are conducted on a database, search engine, etc.

Translations

word

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 停用詞／停用词 (tíngyòngcí)

Further reading

• Stop words on Wikipedia.Wikipedia