Word Stemmer

Management > Administration > Customization > Word Stemmer

WorldServer allows custom stemming algorithms to be implemented and applied to translation memories.

Word stemmers impact the search process in that they impact how the translation memory identifies word units during the search process (and how it stores search information when storing new entries). Stemming allows for various forms of words to be normalized to a simpler form, and this simpler form can be used to match to the more specific forms. For instance, without stemming, searching for "cat" would not be able to yield a fuzzy match to "cats."

To add a stemmer component

  1. From Management > Administration > Customization, choose Word Stemmer from the Custom component type drop-down menu.
  2. Click Add.

    WorldServer displays the Add Custom Word Stemmer Component dialog.

  3. Click Browse. Use the Choose file dialog box to navigate your local directory structure and select the ZIP file containing the stemmer.
  4. Click Open.

    The Choose file dialog box closes and the selected files is listed in theAdd Custom Word Stemmer Component dialog.

  5. Click OK.

    WorldServer returns to the Customization page.

Please refer to the WorldServer Translation Memory Administration Guide (TMAG) and the SDK documentation for more information.

Parent topic: Customization Type Settings