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STARTS: A
Metasearching Protocol
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Defines:
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Query language
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Results format
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Metadata for
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collection
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No specified
transport layer
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implementation
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Built to assist
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metasearchers.
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Why
does the metadata help metasearchers?
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¡ Hint:
Ranking documents
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