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stopword
or stop word
[ stop-wurd ]
noun
- any of a number of very commonly used words, as a, and, in, and to, that are normally excluded by computer search engines or when compiling a concordance.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stopword1
First recorded in 1965–70; stop ( def ) + word ( def )
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