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  1. WAIS:


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WAIS

  1. WAIS (serveur WAIS)
    the Wide Area Information Server; the WAIS
    – A UNIX-based document search and retrieval system on the Internet that can be used to search over 400 WAIS libraries, such as Project Gutenberg, for indexed files that match keywords entered by the user. WAIS can also be used on an individual Web site such as a search engine. WAIS, developed by Thinking Machines Corporation, Apple Computer, and Dow Jones, uses the Z39.50 standard to process natural language queries. The list of documents returned by WAIS often contains numerous false matches. Users need a WAIS client to use a WAIS server. 1

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WAIS WAIS; serveur WAIS
Wide Area Information Server WAIS; serveur WAIS

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