Welcome to the Virtual Education Wiki ~ Open Education Wiki
Penumbra: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
(added cat and done tidies) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The ''penumbra'' of a name is defined to be the "cloud" of variant versions of the name, each of which is | The ''penumbra'' of a name is defined to be the "cloud" of variant versions of the name, each of which is #REDIRECTed back to the name. The variant versions will include versions in other languages, variant orders of words and common mis-spellings. It will also include [[flatten]]ings of the term. | ||
Thus for example the penumbra of | Thus for example the penumbra of [[Université Nancy 2]] includes the English version [[University of Nancy 2]] and the flattened French version [[Universite Nancy 2]] (without the acute accent). | ||
The purpose of the penumbra is to improve the likelihood of a search reaching the desired term, especially for non-native speakers of the language in question. | The purpose of the penumbra is to improve the likelihood of a search reaching the desired term, especially for non-native speakers of the language in question. | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
> [[Glossary]] | > [[Glossary]] | ||
>> [[Main Page]] | >> [[Main Page]] | ||
[[Category:Definienda]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:35, 26 February 2009
The penumbra of a name is defined to be the "cloud" of variant versions of the name, each of which is #REDIRECTed back to the name. The variant versions will include versions in other languages, variant orders of words and common mis-spellings. It will also include flattenings of the term.
Thus for example the penumbra of Université Nancy 2 includes the English version University of Nancy 2 and the flattened French version Universite Nancy 2 (without the acute accent).
The purpose of the penumbra is to improve the likelihood of a search reaching the desired term, especially for non-native speakers of the language in question.
It is a matter of editorial judgement and feasibility how large the penumbra is around each name.
See also flatten.
> Glossary
>> Main Page