Words, Categories, Synonyms and Roots

This document covers the following topics:


General Information

When you add a TRS folder, you can define categories in the "Define TRS Inverting Rules" screen. All words in the documents stored in this TRS folder are assigned to these categories.

However, you can assign additional sub-topics (i.e. categories, roots and synonyms) to an inverted word at a later point in time. You do this by issuing the MODIFY command with a specific word (see Modifying Inverted Words).

You can also assign additional words to a category, root or synonym at a later time by issuing the MODIFY command with a specific sub-topic (see Modifying Categories, Synonyms or Roots).

In addition, you can display all categories, synonyms and roots defined to a particular word, or all words defined to a particular category, synonym or root.

Adding a Word

Words are inverted automatically when you file a document in a TRS folder according to the folder's inverting rules. However, you can add additional words to be inverted.

To invert additional words, issue the following command sequence from any point in Con-nect:

ADD Word

As a result, the "Add Word" screen appears:

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  Cabinet LS                       Add Word                               Friday
                                                                                
        Word ________________________________                                   
                                                                                
  Categories ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
                                                                                
    Synonyms ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
                                                                                
       Roots ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
                                                                                
 Complete the information above and press ENTER to add                          
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Specify the following information in the "Add Word" screen:

Word

To invert a word, it is sufficient to enter it in the "Word" line and to press ENTER. The word is inverted without categories or roots. However, the new word is defined as a synonym to itself. For example, if you add the word "Seagull", the synonym Seagull is automatically defined to the new word.

If you want, you can assign categories, synonyms or roots to a word. Enter them in the respective lines - one per line.

Note:
A word or sub-topic cannot contain blank spaces (e.g. New York) otherwise an error will occur

Categories

You can enter up to 99 categories.

Synonyms

You can enter up to 99 synonyms.

Roots

You can enter up to 99 roots.

Note:
The terms "root" and "synonym" are not applied in a grammatical sense - you can enter any terms you like.

Caution:
The syntax checker does not check for spelling errors. Thus, if a word or sub-topic contains an asterisk (*), it is not recognized.

Press ENTER to add the word and to display another "Add Word" screen.

The new "Add Word" screen contains your last entries for category, synonym and root. You can enter another word in the "Word" line. You can modify the entries for category, synonym and root. You can enter as many words as you like.

Displaying Inverted Words

You can display a list of inverted words or a specific word at any time within Con-nect.

Displaying a List of Inverted Words

To display a list of all inverted words, issue the following command sequence from any point in Con-nect:

DISPLAY Word

As a result, the "Display Words" screen appears:

  12:04 PM             * * *  C O N - N E C T  3  * * *                 4.Feb.94
  Cabinet LS                     Display Words                            Friday
                                                                                
  Cmd Word                             Categories                        Syn Rts
  --- -------------------------------- --------------------------------- --- ---
  __  BABOON                           ANIMALS APES MAMMALS               X     
  __  BOBCAT                           ANIMALS CATS                       X     
  __  CABBAGE                          RECIPES VEGETABLES                 X   X 
  __  COCK                             BIRDS FOWL                               
                                                                                
  __  COUGAR                           ANIMALS CATS                       X     
  __  CYCLING                          MOUNTAIN-BIKING RACING SPORTS   >  X     
  __  HEN                              BIRDS FOWL                         X   X 
  __  MUSHROOM                         RECIPES VEGETABLE                  X   X 
                                                                                
  __  MUSSEL                           BIVALVE SEA                        X   X 
  __  MEDAN                            CITIES                             X     
  __  MUNCHEN                          CITIES GERMANY                           
  __  VIRGINIA                         BEACHES FARMING STATES TRAVEL   >  X   X 
                                                                                
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The "Display Words" screen displays the inverted words in alphabetical order.

ny categories defined to a word are displayed in the "Categories" column. If all categories defined to a word cannot be displayed in the "Display Words" screen, a > is displayed to the right of the categories listed.

If a synonym and/or root is defined to a word, the columns "Syn" and/or "Rts" are marked with an X.

Optional - if you want to display words beginning with a particular letter or letters, issue the command sequence "DISPLAY Word" with a character or string of characters followed by an asterisk (*).

For example, if you want to display only those words which begin with TE, you issue the command sequence "DISPLAY Word te*".

Displaying a Specific Inverted Word

In addition to displaying a list of all inverted words, you can display a specific word and all categories, synonyms and roots defined to it.

To display a specific inverted word, issue the following command sequence from any point in Con-nect:

DISPLAY Word name

As a result, the "Display Word name" screens appears:

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  Cabinet LS          Display Word BIRD                                   Friday
                                                                                
  Categories ANIMAL__________________________ KINGDOM_________________________  
             VERTEBRATE______________________ BIRD-DOGS_______________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
                                                                                
    Synonyms BIRD____________________________ PREY____________________________  
             FOWL____________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
                                                                                
       Roots KINGFISHER______________________ TUFTED-TIT-MOUSE________________  
        1- 8 NIGHTINGALE_____________________ NUTHATCH________________________  
             ROBIN___________________________ CARDINAL________________________  
             BLUE-BIRD_______________________ RED-HEADED-WOODPECKER___________ >
                                                                                
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The "Display Word name" screen displays the currently defined categories, synonyms and roots for that word.

> at the bottom right corner of a sub-topic indicates that the sub-topic contains more entries than can be displayed in this screen. Below the heading for that sub-topic is a marker which indicates which entries (e.g. 1-10) of the sub-topic are displayed.

If a sub-topic contains more entries than can be displayed in this screen, you can press ENTER to display the next entries. When the last entries are displayed, the > disappears. Pressing ENTER again returns you to the beginning of the entries.

Modifying Inverted Words

You can modify an inverted word by either adding or deleting categories, synonyms or roots. However, you cannot delete or modify a word itself once it has been inverted.

To modify an inverted word, issue the following command sequence from any point in Con-nect:

MODIFY Word name

As a result, the "Modify Word name" screen appears:

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  Cabinet LS           Modify Word BIRD                                   Friday
                                                                                
  Categories ANIMAL__________________________ KINGDOM_________________________  
             VERTEBRATE______________________ BIRD-DOGS_______________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
                                                                                
    Synonyms BIRD____________________________ PREY____________________________  
             FOWL____________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
             ________________________________ ________________________________  
                                                                                
       Roots KINGFISHER______________________ TUFTED-TIT-MOUSE________________  
        1- 8 NIGHTINGALE_____________________ NUTHATCH________________________  
             ROBIN___________________________ CARDINAL________________________  
             BLUE-BIRD_______________________ RED-HEADED-WOODPECKER___________ >
             Mark to select from a window     _ Categories _ Synonyms _ Roots   
 Make all required changes and press ENTER to modify                            
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The "Modify Word name" screen displays the currently defined categories, synonyms and roots for that word.

> at the bottom right corner of a sub-topic indicates that the sub-topic contains more entries than can be displayed in this screen. Below the heading for that sub-topic is a marker which indicates which entries (e.g. 1-10) of the sub-topic are displayed.

When you select one or more of the sub-topics from the "Mark to select from a window" field, a window appears which lists all entries for that sub-topic. Any sub-topic defined to the word you are modifying is marked with an X. From this list you can add or delete a sub-topic (see below).

Adding Categories, Synonyms or Roots to an Inverted Word

You can add additional categories, synonyms or roots to a word by typing the entry in any blank line for that sub-topic.

For example, if you want to add a synonym, you can enter it in one of the blank lines for the sub-topic synonyms.

If no blank lines are available, press ENTER until the last page for that sub-topic is displayed. The last page always contains blank lines.

Enter the sub-topic in any blank line and press ENTER to save the new sub-topic.

Optional - you can access the "Select Sub-topic" window to add an existing category, synonym or root to an inverted word as described above.

  12:06 PM             * * *  C O N - N E C T  3  * * *                 4.Feb.94
  Cabinet LS           Modify Word BIRD                                   Friday
                                                                                
  Categories ANIMAL_________________   +---------------------------------------+
             VERTEBRATE_____________   !            Select Synonyms            !
             _______________________   +---------------------------------------+
             _______________________   ! Mark Synonyms                         !
             _______________________   !  __  BINGE                            !
                                       !  X_  BIRD                             !
    Synonyms BIRD___________________   !  __  BITTERN                          !
             FOWL___________________   !  __  BLASPHEMOUS                      !
             _______________________   !  __  BLASTULA                         !
             _______________________   !  __  BLOWFISH                         !
             _______________________   !  __  BLUE                             !
                                       !  __  BLUES                            !
       Roots KINGFISHER_____________   !  __  BOTHER                           !
        1- 8 NIGHTINGALE____________   !  __  BOTULINUM                        !
             ROBIN__________________   !      Position to: __________          !
             CROW___________________   +---------------------------------------+
                                                                                
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Mark the sub-topic you want with any character and press ENTER to save the change.

The "Modify Word" screen is updated after you issue the QUIT command to leave the window.

Deleting Categories, Synonyms or Roots Defined to an Inverted Word

You can delete a category, synonym or root from an inverted word by deleting it from the line, or by typing over the sub-topic with a new sub-topic.

Press ENTER to save the change.

Optional - you can access the "Select Sub-topic" window to delete a sub-topic from a word as described above.

Delete the X next to the sub-topic you want to delete and press ENTER to save the change.

The "Modify Word name" screen is updated after you issue the QUIT command to leave the window.

Adding Categories, Synonyms and Roots

To add a category, synonym or root, issue one of the following command sequences from any point in Con-nect:

ADD Category
ADD Synonym
ADD Root 

As a result, the "Add Sub-topic" screen appears:

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  Cabinet LS                      Add Category                            Friday
                                                                                
   Category ________________________________                                    
                                                                                
      Words ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
            ________________________________    ________________________________
                                                                                
            Mark to assign more words _                                         
                                                                                
 Complete the information above and press ENTER to add                          
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Specify the following information in the "Add Sub-topic" screen:

Sub-topic

The name of the category, synonym or root.

Caution:
A sub-topic (or word) cannot contain blank spaces (e.g. New York) otherwise an error will occur.

Words

To add a sub-topic, you must define at least one word to the sub-topic. If you do not define a word to the sub-topic, the sub-topic is not saved.

You can enter as many words as you want to a sub-topic - one word per line.

Caution:
The syntax checker does not check for spelling errors. Thus, if a word or sub-topic contains an asterisk (*), it is not recognized.

Optional - if you require additional lines, mark the "Mark to assign more words" field with any character and press ENTER. As a result, the "Modify Sub-topic name" screen is displayed (see Modifying Categories, Synonyms or Roots).

Note:
Pressing ENTER after you mark the "Mark to assign more words" field automatically adds the new sub-topic.

Press ENTER to add the sub-topic and to display another "Add Sub-topic" screen.

Displaying Categories, Synonyms or Roots

You can display a list of all categories, synonyms or roots, or you can display a specific category, synonym or root.

Displaying a List of all Categories, Synonyms or Roots

To display a list of all categories, synonyms or roots, issue one of the following command sequences from any point in Con-nect:

DISPLAY Category
DISPLAY Synonym
DISPLAY Root

As a result, the "Display Sub-topic" screen appears:

  12:36 PM             * * *  C O N - N E C T  3  * * *                 4.Feb.94
  Cabinet LS                   Display Category                           Friday
                                                                                
  Cmd Category                         Occ Words                                
  --- -------------------------------- --- -------------------------------------
  __  APES                               7 BABOON CHIMPANZEE GIBBON GORILLA MA >
  __  BIRDS                            104 CROW CUCKOO TUFTED-TIT-MOUSE ROBIN  >
  __  BIVALVE                            4 CLAM MUSSEL OYSTER SCALLOP           
  __  CATS                               9 BOBCAT COUGAR JAGUAR LEOPARD LION L >

  __  CELLO                              3 MUSIC STRINGS ORCHESTRA QUARTET      
  __  CITIES                          >999 KENT KATSINA ESKISTUNA LODZ MEDAN U >
  __  CLOTH                              3 COTTON POLYESTER WOOL                
  __  FOWL                               9 COCK DUCK HEN GOOSE GROUSE PARTRIDG >
                                                                                
  __  MOLLUSCS                           9 CONCH CUTTLEFISH LIMPET OCTOPUS SQU >
  __  SPORTS                            15 CYCLING DIVING RUNNING SKIING SWIMM >
  __  VEGETABLES                        34 AUBERGINE BEANS CABBAGE CARROTS CUC >
  __  WATERFOWL                         27 ALBATROSS BITTERN CRANE CORMORANT C >

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The "Display Sub-topic" screen displays the sub-topics in alphabetical order. For example, the "Display Category" screen displays all categories. The following information is displayed:

Occ

ccurrences. The number of words defined to the sub-topic. A > is displayed to the left of the number if more than 999 words are defined to a sub-topic.

Words

he words defined to the sub-topic. A > is displayed to the right of the "Word" column if all words defined to a specific sub-topic cannot be displayed in this screen.

Displaying a Specific Category, Synonym or Root

To display a specific category, synonym or root, issue one of the following command sequences from any point in Con-nect:

DISPLAY Category name
DISPLAY Synonym name
DISPLAY Root name

As a result, the "Display Sub-topic name" screen appears:

  12:38 PM             * * *  C O N - N E C T  3  * * *                 4.Feb.94
  Cabinet LS        Display Category COUNTRIES                            Friday
                                                                                
       Words                      ( Display of   1  to  30  out of  39  )       
       ------------------------------------------------------------------       
       AUSTRIA                           BELGIUM                                
       BRAZIL                            CANADA                                 
       CHILE                             CHINA                                  
       CUBA                              EGYPT                                  
       ENGLAND                           FRANCE                                 
       GEORGIA                           GERMANY                                
       GREENLAND                         HUNGRY                                 
       ICELAND                           INDIA                                  
       IRAQ                              IRELAND                                
       ITALY                             JAPAN                                  
       LEBANON                           MALDIVES                               
       MEXICO                            NETHERLANDS                            
       N.ZEALAND                         NORWAY                                 
       PAKISTAN                          PERU                                   
       POLAND                            RUSSIA                                 
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The "Display Sub-topic name" screen displays all words defined to that sub-topic.

If the number of words defined to the sub-topic does not exceed the maximum number (determined by your administrator) that can be alphabetized, the words are displayed in alphabetical order.

If the number of words exceeds the maximum number, the words are not displayed in any specific order.

The "Display of" field indicates the total number of words defined to the sub-topic and which words are currently displayed.

For example, the screen above displays all words defined to the category countries which contains a total of 39 words. The total number of words does not exceed the maximum number that can be alphabetized, thus, they are displayed in alphabetical order. Currently, the first 30 words are displayed.

Modifying Categories, Synonyms or Roots

You can modify a category, synonym or root by either adding a word, or by deleting an inverted word from a sub-topic.

To modify a category, synonym or root, issue one of the following command sequences from any point in Con-nect:

MODIFY Category name
MODIFY Synonym name
MODIFY Root name

As a result, the "Modify Sub-topic name" screen appears:

  12:39 PM             * * *  C O N - N E C T  3  * * *                 4.Feb.94
  Cabinet LS         Modify Category COUNTRIES                            Friday
                                                                                
       Words                                                   Total   39       
       ------------------------------------------------------------------       
       AUSTRIA_________________________  BELGIUM_________________________       
       BRAZIL__________________________  CANADA__________________________       
       CHILE___________________________  CHINA___________________________       
       CUBA____________________________  EGYPT___________________________       
       ENGLAND_________________________  FRANCE__________________________       
       GEORGIA_________________________  GERMANY_________________________       
       GREENLAND_______________________  HUNGRY__________________________       
       ICELAND_________________________  INDIA___________________________       
       IRAQ____________________________  IRELAND_________________________       
       ITALY___________________________  JAPAN___________________________       
       LEBANON_________________________  MALDIVES________________________       
       MEXICO__________________________  NETHERLANDS_____________________       
       Mark to select from a window _ or                                        
       Position to ________________________________                             
                                                                                
 Make all required changes and press ENTER to modify                            
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The "Modify Sub-topic name" screen displays the words defined to that sub-topic.

If the number of words defined to the sub-topic does not exceed the maximum number (determined by your administrator) that can be alphabetized, the words are displayed in alphabetical order. To display the list beginning with a certain word, you can enter a character, a string of characters or a word in the "Position to" field and press ENTER.

If the number of words does exceed the maximum number, the words are not displayed in any specific order as shown below. In this case, the "Position to" field is not available, however, you can mark the "restart at top" field with any character to start the list of words at the beginning of the list.

You can mark the "Mark to select from a window" field with any character and press ENTER to display the "Select Word" window. It lists all inverted words. Any word defined to the sub-topic you are modifying is marked with an X. From this list you can add or delete a word from a category, synonym or root (see below).

Adding a Word to a Category, Synonym or Root

You can add additional words to a category, synonym or root by typing the entry in a blank line of the "Modify Sub-topic name" screen.

If no blank lines are available and the list of words is displayed in alphabetical order, proceed with the following:

  • Display the last page of words by entering a word or character in the "Position to" field and pressing ENTER.

    The last page always contains blank lines.

  • Enter the word you want in any blank line and press ENTER to save the new word.

If no blank lines are available and the list of words are not in alphabetical order, proceed with the following:

  • Enter the number of blank lines you want displayed in the "Reserve __ fields to add new words" field and press ENTER.

    As a result, each time you modify this sub-topic, the blank lines are always displayed.

  • Enter the word you want in one of the resulting blank lines and press ENTER to save the word.

Optional - you can access the "Select Word" window as described above to add an existing word to a sub-topic:

  • Mark the word you want with any character and press ENTER to save the word:

The "Modify Sub-topic name" screen is updated after you issue the QUIT command to leave the window.

Deleting an Inverted Word from a Category, Synonym or Root

You can delete a word from a sub-topic by deleting the word from the line, or by typing a new word over it.

Once a word has been inverted, it cannot be deleted from the TRS folder nor can it be modified. Thus, the word is only deleted from that sub-topic.

Warning:
If you delete all words defined to a sub-topic, that sub-topic is automatically deleted from the TRS folder.

Optional - you can access the "Select Word" window as described above to delete an inverted word from a sub-topic.

Delete the X next to the word and press ENTER to save the change.

The "Modify Sub-topic name" screen is updated when you issue the QUIT command to leave the window.