Glossary

A glossary of common SearchBlox terms, covering concepts such as indexing, crawlers, relevance tuning, SearchAI features, and security settings.

Term	Term Definition
SearchBlox Enterprise Search	The SearchBlox Enterprise Search Server is a complete application that includes everything needed to run SearchBlox.
Cluster	A SearchBlox Cluster is a combined setup of individual SearchBlox servers, including an Index Server and two Search Servers. The Index Server synchronizes search indices across multiple Search Servers on different physical or virtual machines, enabling continuous crawling, while the Search Servers provide an always-on search service.
Collection	A SearchBlox Collection is a set of documents indexed according to defined rules and paths.
Collection Index	Refers to the crawling behavior of the SearchBlox spider for a specific collection.
Document	A source of information with a unique ID, which can be a web page, local file, database/CSV record, or any CMS page. In search functionality, a document is also referred to as a search result.
Search	The action of finding documents using a search template or API with a specific search term.
Click	A click is counted when a user successfully opens or accesses a document from the search results.
Featured Result	A sponsored-like search result that highlights specific links on the search results page when configured for certain words or keywords.
Featured Result - Keywords URL	Featured results use keywords from the web page’s keywords meta tag to determine relevance.
Embed Search	A method to generate ready-to-use search integration code for embedding SearchBlox functionality into a website or application.
Relevance Tuning	The process of adjusting search parameters to improve the ordering of search results. SearchBlox uses tuning templates for this purpose.
MRank	Manual Ranking (MRank) is used to position specific search results at designated spots on the search results page based on a query.
Search Template	A package that defines a set of rules for how search results are displayed.
Facets	Filters used to narrow down search results based on specific criteria.
Analytics	A tool for generating reports based on user search and click history.
Insights	Reports generated from user search and click history, providing information about user experience, search patterns, and click behavior.
SearchAI	An AI-driven search engine that indexes and searches content from 236+ data sources, delivering highly relevant results quickly.
PreText	An NLP process that generates enriched metadata to provide deeper insights during searches, transforming raw data into actionable knowledge using AI models.
SmartSuggest	Provides on-type search query suggestions by analyzing your website context using machine learning algorithms.
SmartFAQs	Automatically creates and maintains FAQs, keeping users engaged on your site with a unified search experience.
Answers	Uses natural language understanding to provide direct answers based on a model built from your content.
Personalization	Delivers optimized and relevant search results with personalized adjustments for individual users.
ChatBot	Builds a conversational model using your content and NLP to help users find accurate information through a chatbot interface.
SearchBlox Realm	A secure search system using internal authentication, allowing access to the search page only for authorized SearchBlox users.
AutoComplete	An on-type search suggestion feature where suggestions are fetched from indexed content, title fields, or search history.
Term Highlight	The process of highlighting user input terms within the search results page.
Stop Words	Non-information-bearing words that are ignored during indexing and searching; each language has its own stop-word list.
Synonyms	Words related to the search term that help identify relevant documents, even if the exact term is not in the indexed content.
Data Fields	Custom facet fields that can be added via the Admin Console on a collection-specific page.
Debug Mode	A search parameter that enables viewing the JSON response format for any Search Template.
API-KEY	A unique access key used to perform any REST API actions, specific to the product.
Private Key or SB-PKEY	A header key added for extra security when performing API operations, unique to a SearchBlox Admin user.
Sensitive Role/Group	Users authorized to view or access encrypted collection content.
SSO	Single Sign-On, an authentication method that lets users securely access multiple apps and websites using a single set of credentials.
Datasource	An additional resource for indexing content from applications not directly supported by SearchBlox collections.
Email Viewer	Enables viewing of PST archived email messages using the SearchBlox search interface.
PDF Viewer	Allows users to access and view PDF documents directly in the browser.

Understanding these terms will help you navigate and use SearchBlox more effectively, ensuring a powerful and efficient enterprise search solution.