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>