Beyond keywords: Automated question answering on the web

ABSTRACT

Beyond Google, emerging question-answering systems respond to natural-language queries.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
      H.1.2 User/Machine Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.4 Systems and Software
      H.3.5 On-line Information Services
      H.3.7 Digital Libraries
  H.4 INFORMATION SYSTEMS APPLICATIONS
      H.4.3 Communications Applications
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)