stop-phrase

noun

noun

A phrase consisting of one or more words, usually in a series, that is ignored by a search engine.

Suppose that “take it easy” were a stop-phrase. Then, if a user searches for “take it easy tonight”, the user will see the same results as if he/she typed merely “tonight” assuming the latter is not similarly on the stop list.

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