"stop word" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stop words [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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, or the like. Wikipedia link: Stop words Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: stopword Translations (word): 停用詞 (Chinese Mandarin), 停用词 (tíngyòngcí) (Chinese Mandarin)

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