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information filtering  

Definition

  • The process/task of removing (filtering out) redundant or unwanted information from an information stream using (semi)automated or computerized methods prior to presentation to a human user; the selection of the items is based on the correlation between the content of the items and the user’s preferences (content-based filtering) or the correlation between people with similar preferences (collaborative filtering).

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  • The process/task of removing (filtering out) redundant or unwanted information from an information stream using (semi)automated or computerized methods prior to presentation to a human user; the selection of the items is based on the correlation between the content of the items and the user’s preferences (content-based filtering) or the correlation between people with similar preferences (collaborative filtering)

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/LTK-H19DK02P-Z

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