Abbreviation detection for common synonym generation

摘要

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for determining an abbreviation for a term. During operation, the system receives a candidate abbreviation for the term. If the term is a compound term comprised of a number of constituent terms, the system then determines if the candidate abbreviation is substantially equal to at least one of the constituent terms. If so, the system determines that the candidate abbreviation is not an abbreviation for the term.