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Synonyms

A synonym is a word or phrase that you specify as equivalent to some number of other words or phrases. An IBM® Content Search Services search server automatically searches for all synonyms for a search term. You define synonyms to avoid specifying all of the alternative names for a thing or concept in the full-text search expression.

For example, if you define WebSphere® Application Server and was as synonyms, searching for was is equivalent to searching for was OR "WebSphere Application Server".

Synonyms apply to the explicit search term only. For example, suppose that you define is and Image Services to be synonyms. A search for was does not find instances of Image Services even though it finds instances of is (because is is a lexical variant of was).

Synonym application exceptions

Synonyms do not apply to some search expressions. A search term in any of the following contexts is not treated as a synonym.

Search term attribute Search expression example for the search term brown
All uppercase letters the quick BROWN fox
Search terms that are enclosed in quotation marks (including proximity searches) or are part of a phrase. "The quick brown fox"~10
Wildcard searches (* or ? operator) the quick brown* fox
Fuzzy searches (~ operator) the quick brown~0.8 fox


Last updated: October 2015
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