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The Application of Automata Theory to Problems in Information Retrieval

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Author(s)

Russell A. Kirsch

Abstract

The purpose of this survey is to suggest certain topics in automata theory that may be expressed with a view toward achieving further understanding of what has been presystematically called ''the information retrieval problem. The survey is presented in the form of selected problems that have direct connection with the information retrieval problem. For each of these problems there is presented a description of the appropriate topics in automata theory which furnish a proper formulation of appropriate questions, and, in many cases, the answers to these questions. Along with these topics in automata theory, reference is made to relevant items in a bibliography of the published literature.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7882
Report Number
7882

Keywords

automata theory, information retrieval

Citation

Kirsch, R. (1963), The Application of Automata Theory to Problems in Information Retrieval, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=821720 (Accessed December 7, 2024)

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Created January 1, 1963, Updated October 16, 2008