Techniques to manage vocabulary terms for a taxonomy system
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsViktoriya Taranov, Daniel E. Kogan, Patrick C. Miller, Michal K. Piaseczny, Lauren N. Antonoff
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Abstract
Techniques to manage vocabulary terms for a taxonomy system are described. An apparatus may comprise a managed taxonomy system having a vocabulary management module to manage a taxonomy of formal vocabulary terms organized in a hierarchical structure. The taxonomy may include a category for informal vocabulary terms stored as a list of keywords. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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A method, comprising:
- assigning an informal vocabulary term to a category for a managed taxonomy;
- assigning a decision parameter to said informal vocabulary term;
- and
- converting said informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term based on said decision parameter.
An article comprising a storage medium containing instructions that if executed enable a system to:
- assign an informal vocabulary term to a category for a managed taxonomy;
- assign a decision parameter to said informal vocabulary term;
- monitor said assigned decision parameter;
- and
- convert said informal vocabulary term to a formal vocabulary term based on said decision parameter.
An apparatus comprising a managed taxonomy system having a vocabulary management module to manage a taxonomy of formal vocabulary terms organized in a hierarchical structure, said taxonomy having a category for informal vocabulary terms stored as a list of keywords.
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