| any of a number of very commonly used words, as a, and, in, and to, that are normally excluded by computer search engines or when compiling a concordance. |
stop·word  (stŏp'wûrd') n. A frequently used word, such as a or the, that is not indexed in webpages and thus is not used in search engine queries. |
| Main Entry: | stopword |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See stop list |