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Query Refinement - How To Discuss

Writer Jessica Cortez

Query Refinement

Refinement of searches is the process of correcting or refining a search to produce more relevant results. Refinement of searches can be performed by the search engine or by the user.

When a search engine refines a search, the search engine suggests relevant search terms, corrects spelling errors, and attempts to complete the search automatically as you type.

Literal Meanings of Query Refinement

Query:

Meanings of Query:
  1. One question, one poll (US), one poll (UK).

  2. The instructions have been sent to the database.

  3. Question or question.

  4. Pass a series of statements to the database to extract information from it.

  5. How to send a private message (to an IRC user).

  6. Submit a petition.

Sentences of Query
  1. The teacher answered the student's question about biosynthesis.

  2. The database administrator has enabled query logging for debugging purposes.

Refinement:

Meanings of Refinement:
  1. The act or result of cleaning, removing impurities or purified material.

  2. High style culture.

  3. Subtle or subtle difference.

Query Refinement