Search service providing device, method, and computer program

Abstract

Provided is a search service providing method of providing search results related to a search word performed by a search service providing device, the search service providing method comprising: receiving, by the search service providing device, an initial search word; determining, by the search service providing device, one or more additional search words based on the initial search word; ranking, by the search service providing device, the one or more additional search words; selecting, by the search service providing device, at least one related search word from among the one or more additional search words based on the ranking; and providing, by the search service providing device, additional search results corresponding to the at least one related search word, the initial search word, an initial search result corresponding to the initial search word, and the one or more additional search words.

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