Information Technology Processing - Web Searches



Using "Nyms"

What are "nyms"?
Nyms: this word is part of the professional vocabulary of searching. The root nym comes from the Greek onoma, a name. We use the term nym to identify many classes of words. As keywords, some nyms have a definite impact on your search results. Hypernyms and Hyponyms are are commonly used when creating a query.

Hyponym: In linguistics, a specific term used to designate a member of a class. For instance, oak is a hyponym of tree, and dog is a hyponym of animal. The opposite of a hyponym is a hypernym.

Hypernym: A linguistic term for a word whose meaning includes the meanings of other words; the opposite of hyponym.


Complete the following Search Challenges using "nyms."

The Broadway Challenge

2005 Pump Price Challenge

2007 Pump Price Challenge

Earthquake Toy Challenge

Piranhas Challenge


Complete the following Search Challenges using efficient search strategies

Diamond Search Challenge

Kermit the Frog

Lego Builders Challenge

Slinky Challenge

Reno Air Races

Batman The Ride: Rollercoasters

Cell Phone Challenge

Tibet Challenge

Complete the following Search Challenges.

The Soccer Subject Directory Challenge - Subject Directories

Blog Search Challenge: Soccer - Blog search

Sorting Hat Search Challenge - Secondary search

Useless Facts Challenge - Investigative search




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