Which statement describes Implied Terms?

• A. The keyword is shorter than the query.
• B. The keyword contains an additional word or words that are always or almost always implied by other terms in the query.
• C. The keyword is always identical to the query.
• D. The keyword is unrelated to the query's implied terms.

Answer: (B)

Implied terms are words that aren’t typed out but are understood from the rest of the query. The best description is that the keyword includes an extra word or words that are almost always understood as part of the meaning based on the other terms in the query. This helps capture relevant results even when the user didn’t spell out every related term. For example, if a query mentions “laptop,” an implied term often understood is “computer,” so adding that implied term to the keyword can improve matching. The other ideas don’t fit because implied terms aren’t about being shorter or identical to the query, and they aren’t unrelated to the intended meaning.