https://sky-2002.github.io/tags/ir/Recent content in IR on Aakash ThatteHugoen-usSun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://sky-2002.github.io/posts/2023-06-18-indexing/Sun, 18 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://sky-2002.github.io/posts/2023-06-18-indexing/<p>Hello. This blog is about indexing techniques used in information retrieval. I will try to cover some basic indexing techniques and also provide code for some of them.</p> <h4 id="what-is-indexing"><strong>What is indexing?</strong></h4> <p>An index is a data structure that is created to efficiently store and retrieve information from a collection of documents or data. The index allows for quick lookup and retrieval of documents based on user queries or search terms. In search engines, web pages are indexed, when user enters a query, the engine finds the relevant documents quickly using the index. Below are some indexing techniques:</p>