Define synonyms to avoid specifying all of the possible
alternative names for a term in a full-text search expression. For
consistent search results, set the same set of synonyms for each IBM® Content
Search Services server.
Updating synonyms for a server
Configure synonyms for a new IBM Content
Search Services server or reconfigure
synonyms for all servers as needed.
Removing synonyms for a server
Remove all synonyms for an IBM Content
Search Services server if you no longer
want to use synonyms for full-text searches.
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.
Synonym input file: Format reference
The command-line synonym tool reads your specified synonym
input file to set the synonyms for an IBM Content
Search Services server. Within the input
file, define the words or phrases that are to be synonyms in groups.
Each synonym in a group is a synonym for every other synonym in the
same group. The order of the synonyms within a group has no significance.