Knowledge storage and retrieval system and method

A computing system for responding to natural language input, comprising:

• one or more data stores having a knowledge base stored therein;
• and
• one or more computing devices configured to:
• receive a natural language question comprising a sequence of words;
• identify a first translation template of a plurality of translation templates using at least a first word of the sequence of words, the first translation template including a first query and a second query;
• identify a first object in the knowledge base using a second word of the sequence of words and the first query of the first translation template;
• and
• generate one or more results using the knowledge base, the first object, and the second query of the first translation template.

A computer program product for responding to natural language input, comprising one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer program instructions stored therein, the computer program instructions being configured such that, when executed, the computer program instructions cause one or more computing devices to:

• receive a natural language question comprising a sequence of words;
• identify a first translation template of a plurality of translation templates using at least a first word of the sequence of words, the first translation template including a first query and a second query;
• identify a first object in a knowledge base using a second word of the sequence of words and the first query of the first translation template;
• and
• generate one or more results using the knowledge base, the first object, and the second query of the first translation template.