System, method, and computer program product for finding web services using example queries

A system for finding a desired web service comprising:

• a processor comprising:
• an identification element, for identifying a web service comprising a plurality of elements;
• a comparison element, for comparing each of a plurality of elements of an example query of the desired web service to the plurality of elements of the web service and for assigning a plurality of distance metrics to quantify differences between each of the plurality of elements of the example query and the plurality of elements of the web service;
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• a determination element, for determining a relationship between the example query and the web service based on the plurality of distance metrics

A computer program product for finding a desired web services, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• a first executable portion capable of identifying a web service comprising a plurality of elements;
• a second executable portion capable of comparing each of a plurality of elements of an example query of the desired web service to the plurality of elements of the web service and assigning a plurality of distance metrics to quantify differences between each of the plurality of elements of the example query and the plurality of elements of the web service;
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• a third executable portion capable of determining a relationship between the example query and the web service based on the plurality of distance metrics.