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Lexical Tools

Strip Ambiguity Tags

  • Short Description: Strips ambiguity tags from the input.

  • Full Description:

    This flow is used to strip ambiguity tags from the input. Ambiguity tags are found on Metathesaurus concept names, and are indications that multiple meanings apply for the same lexical string. These tags look like "<1>" or "<2>".

    No effect on the -m option. "none" is added at the end of the output.

  • Difference: None

  • Features:
    1. strip pattern of "<" + number + ">" in a text.


  • Symbol: T

  • Examples: 
    
shell> lvg -f:T
cold <1>
cold <1>|cold|2047|16777215|T|1|
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  • Implementation Logic:
    1. Find patterns of "<" + number + ">" in the input term.
    2. Strip this pattern if it exists.

  • Source Code: ToStripAmbiguityTags.java

  • Hierarchy: Object -> Transformation -> ToStripAmbiguityTags