Synonyms will sometimes have different relationships with different terms. An example of one such relationship is shown below:
In this example there are four different synonym relationships:
"high definition television" has a one-way relationship with "tv" and "television".
"high definition television" has a two-way relationship with "hdtv".
"hdtv" has a one way relationship with "tv" and "television".
"tv" has a two way relationship with "television".
"high definition television" and "hdtv" both have one-way and two-way relationships with other keywords. When these words are used as search terms, "high definition television" will return the same result set as "hdtv"."tv" will return the same result set as "television". Search results for "tv" or "television" will include matches for "high definition television" and "hdtv". But search results for "high definition television" or "hdtv" will not include matches for "tv" or "television".
To enter these synonyms into the thesaurus correctly, you create a list of the relationships (as above) and enter each relationship separately. To enter the above relationships, you would:
Follow the instructions in Create Synonyms with One-Way Relationships to enter a one‑way relationship with "high definition television" as the primary term and "tv" and "television" as the terms related to it.
Follow the instructions in Create Synonyms with One-Way Relationships to enter a one‑way relationship with "hdtv" as the primary term and "tv" and "television" as the terms related to it.
Follow the instructions in Create Synonyms with Two-Way Relationshipsto enter a two‑way relationship between "high definition television" and "hdtv".
Follow the instructions in Create Synonyms with Two-Way Relationshipsto enter a two‑way relationship between "tv" and "television".
You will see the following four entries in the thesaurus when you are done.
