© 1977 by British Computer Society
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An inverted index implementation
Department of Information Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
A working implementation of an inverted index suitable for real time applications is described. Based upon a hash addressed random access organization with variable length records, the index structure and processing algorithms were developed with the aid of a simulation model. Some typical simulation results are presented and critical parameters identified. One solution to the inverted key identification problem is proposed, although a severe time penalty accrues from designing software which is not directly dependent upon the main file record format.
Received August 1975.
* Department of Information Science, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia*
Present address: Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2H1