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How Search Really Works: The Compressed Index
Avatar Went Hot: Mar 17, 2008 - 09:02 am
Posted By: vangogh 736 Days ago
Source: http://www.searchenginepeople.com
Category: SEO
In order for a search engine in high demand to serve its users efficiently it should keep things in memory instead of looking it up on a disk. Unfortunately computer information gets inefficiently stored in boxes with fixed dimension:

The solution is to squeeze information together so the least amount of space contains the maximum amount of information.
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from bwelford 734 Days ago #
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Step by step, light is dawning.  Thanks Ruud. :)

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from Ruud 734 Days ago #
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That’s the great thing: we know how engines are made. As with cars, a writer might not have the latest secret specs about a particular secret model -- but we know darn well there is an engine in there, how it’s made and how it works.Real happy to see you like it too, Barry. Thanks!

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from DanThies 734 Days ago #
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Keep ’em coming Ruud.

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