WAIS
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WAIS (Wide Area Information Servers) is an early networked information retrieval system that allowed users to search and access distributed databases over the internet.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WAIS protocol | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
networked information retrieval system
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software system ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Wide Area Information Servers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecture | distributed database architecture ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Internet Archive (via its creator)
NERFINISHED
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Thinking Machines Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Z39.50 protocol ⓘ |
| dataModel | document-oriented ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Apple Computer
NERFINISHED
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Brewster Kahle NERFINISHED ⓘ Dow Jones & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Thinking Machines Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developmentStartYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| fullName | Wide Area Information Servers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Internet era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the first large-scale distributed text search systems on the Internet
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precursor to modern web search engines ⓘ |
| implementsProtocol | ANSI/NISO Z39.50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Internet Archive design ideas
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early web search technologies ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| laterStatus | source code released to the public ⓘ |
| license | initially commercial software ⓘ |
| notableDeveloper | Brewster Kahle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesOver |
computer networks
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the Internet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDataType | text documents ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
information retrieval
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searching distributed databases ⓘ |
| relatedStandard | ISO 23950 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Archie search system
NERFINISHED
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Gopher NERFINISHED ⓘ World Wide Web NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | historical system ⓘ |
| successorConcept |
digital library systems
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web search engine ⓘ |
| supports | full-text search ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
federated search across multiple servers
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indexing of text documents ⓘ query by keywords ⓘ relevance ranking of search results ⓘ |
| supportsModel | client–server model ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
index
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retrieve ⓘ search ⓘ |
| typicalClient |
command-line client
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graphical client ⓘ |
| usedFor |
retrieving documents from remote servers
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searching distributed document collections ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
The Whole Internet User's Guide & Catalog
this entity surface form:
WAIS protocol