Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A frequently used word, such as a or the, that is not indexed in webpages and thus is not used in search engine queries.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of stop word.

Etymologies

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stop +‎ word

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