"false drop" meaning in All languages combined

See false drop on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: false drops [plural]
Etymology: From rod- (needle-) based retrieval in edge-punched card-based data systems. Head templates: {{en-noun}} false drop (plural false drops)
  1. A non-targeted card that falls out from a card data deck, when a rod search is performed. Categories (topical): Information science
    Sense id: en-false_drop-en-noun-KxP0VDFf Disambiguation of Information science: 18 28 28 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 25 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 29 19 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 23 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 28 29 22
  2. Targets, hits, that are not relevant in an information retrieval search. Categories (topical): Information science
    Sense id: en-false_drop-en-noun-9U1kMV6h Disambiguation of Information science: 18 28 28 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 25 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 29 19 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 23 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 28 29 22
  3. Retrieved, but unwanted, document representations. Categories (topical): Information science
    Sense id: en-false_drop-en-noun-mqcjf4F- Disambiguation of Information science: 18 28 28 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 25 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 29 19 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 23 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 28 29 22
  4. noise in an information retrieval search. Categories (topical): Information science
    Sense id: en-false_drop-en-noun-TRiFrm1w Disambiguation of Information science: 18 28 28 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 21 25 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 29 19 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 22 27 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 23 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 28 29 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: false hit, false retrieval Translations (to learn the basics): documento recuperado no pertinente (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'to learn the basics': 25 21 25 28

Inflected forms

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