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How Search Really Works: The Compressed Index

Went Hot: March 17, 2008 - 9:02 am
Posted By: vangogh 477 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to 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 475 days ago #

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Step by step, light is dawning. Thanks Ruud. :)

from Ruud 475 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!