READIT - 2009 - Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research

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3. CONCLUSION
A web search engine is a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The
Semantic Search Engine or Third-Generation Search Engine is a search engine in which Semantic
technologies and / or Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques are applied. Basically, the
objective of these products is to take advantage of the existence of structural data (RDF, micro
formats, and OWL) on the Web in order to process the information included and offer to the end
user an intelligent response. Essentially, the Semantic Search Engine can understand the question
and is able to provide an exact response, rather than just returning thousands of pages where all
words included into the search field are found. The semantic search engines will help the scientists
to do more productive searches and it will enhance the research activities in the country.
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