False Drop Definition

noun
A non-targeted card that falls out from a card data deck, when a rod search is performed.
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Targets, hits, that are not relevant in an information retrieval search.

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Retrieved, but unwanted, document representations.
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Other Word Forms of False Drop

Noun

Singular:
false drop
Plural:
false drops

Origin of False Drop

  • From rod- (needle-) based retrieval in edge-punched card-based data systems.

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