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Crawl
The process of reading sources and creating the search engine index.
Crawler
A program to read sources to create the Oracle Enterprise Search index.
F
Federated search
Allows use of multiple indexes to perform a single search. Each index can be maintained separately.
H
Hitlist
A list of results of a search.
I
Index
An Oracle Enterprise Search structure that is updated after a crawl. It is used to speed performance of searches.
R
Relevance
The level of match of the search results to the search string.
Remote crawler
Improves crawl performance by moving the crawler onto a separate machine.
S
Schedule
Defines the frequency with which each source is crawled.
Search
The process of querying the search engine.
Search string
The string the user types into the search box. This may include a number of terms (words and/or phrases) and operators (such as + and -).
Search metadata
Information about the sources, crawls, and schedules.
Secure search
Returns only search results that the search user is allowed to view based on access privileges.
Seed URL(s)
The starting point(s) for a crawl. Also known as “Starting URL(s).”
Source
A source of data to be searched. A source has a type (Web, table, file, e-mail, mailing list, Oracle Portal, federated, user-defined).
Source group
A grouping of sources, so that users can search across one or more groups conveniently.
Starting URL(s)
The starting point(s) for a crawl. Also known as “Seed URL(s).”
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Tools
searchctl – for starting up and shutting down the search engine.
Oracle Enterprise Search administration tool – for managing sources, schedules, and the search engine.
Oracle Enterprise Search application – for searching using the Oracle Enterprise Search index.