Using Formal Concept Analysis for Heterogeneous Information Retrieval
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With the advent of the Web along with the unprecedented amount of information coming from sources of heterogeneous data, Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) is more useful and practical than ever, because this technology addresses important limitations of the systems that currently support users in their quest for information. In this paper, we will focus on the unique features of FCA for searching in distributed heterogeneous information. The development of FCA-based applications for distributed heterogeneous information returns a major gain.
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