Method of searching term interpretations for domain dictionaries, used for developing software

Abstract

In this paper, a method of forming definitions of terms for a vocabulary of a subject domain using existing
explanatory dictionaries is proposed. It is shown that with a combined search for terms and their interpretations, it is possible to find
about ten percent of definitions, which is clearly not enough. A method of automated search for the interpretation of terms is
proposed, involving the use of existing explanatory dictionaries. A mathematical model of the subject domain dictionary entry is
proposed. A mathematical model of an explanatory dictionary entry is proposed, taking into account the headword, a variety of
interpretations of the word, litters and stable phrases. A mechanism has been developed for extracting definitions of a term from an
explanatory dictionary depending on the structure of its dictionary entry. An algorithm for automated search for definitions for
single-word terms has been developed. An algorithm has been developed for the automated search for definitions for verbose terms,
based on the selection of nouns from the term. A mechanism for assessing the quality of possible interpretations, depending on the
occurrence of terms from the subject domain, is proposed. A mechanism has been developed for the choice of definitions, when the
terms from the vocabulary of the subject domain and the explanatory dictionary are coinciding incompletely, which is based on the
procedure of term decomposition, the search for partial interpretations and the synthesis of the resulting interpretation. The software
developed that allows to organize the search for interpretations of terms both in local explanatory dictionaries (previously loaded
into the system), and in online dictionaries. The expert’s task includes the evaluation the interpretations found and possibly editorial
correction of them. Experimental evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of a software product showed a reduction in the expert’s
working time compared to the “manual mode” by approximately four times.