| EPS | Empiriecom Product Search. |
| Business Rule Tool | A tool that either adds a Business Rule value from an external system to the search results or generates it directly via configuration. |
| Deep Query | A function that suggests alternative search terms when no results are found. |
| Facet | A specific characteristic for describing index items, such as color or brand. |
| Index | A container for a set of records that can be searched together. |
| Backoffice | A tool inside EPS that allows granular data control, including data updates, replacements, and direct links management. |
| Tenant | Typically refers to a specific shop. However, if a shop has multiple language versions, each version is considered a separate tenant in the Backoffice. |
| Stemming | Reduces words to their root form, useful for handling plurals. |
| Deep Query (DQ) | Function that provides alternative search terms for zero hits. |
| MBA (Mehrbildansicht) | Multi-image view – A product list accessed via navigation (not a search result). |
| MKZ (Marktkennzeichen) | Market Identifier = Product Group. |
| PIM (Product Information Management System) | A system for managing product data. The search engine retrieves article information from this system. |
| SERP (Search Engine Result Page) | The search results page in the shop where search results are displayed. |
| SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) | A unique article number used for inventory tracking. |
| Sofion (Sortiment filter Online) | A separate software tool that filters specific products from the shop based on criteria (e.g., restricted sales). These filtered products do not appear in search results or MBAs. |
| Blacklist Entry | A setting that prevents a search from being executed for a given term, forcing a zero-results page. |
| Category Checker | A tool that allows users to review and verify category-based search results and configurations. |
| CutOff Limit | A threshold that determines the minimum relevance score required for a search result to appear. |
| Direct Link | A search result that redirects users to a predefined URL or shop page, instead of executing a standard search. |
| DirectLinkChecker | A tool that validates all configured direct links and reports errors such as 404 pages or incorrect URLs. |
| Filter Configuration | A system that controls the visibility, order, and behavior of filters within search results and product listings. |
| Filter List for SEO | A downloadable list of all filters, including their technical names, displayed names, and URL parameters for SEO purposes. |
| Malus | A penalty score applied to search results to deprioritize less relevant results. |
| Page Cache | A system that stores pre-generated JSON files for faster page loading. Can be manually cleared if necessary. |
| ReplacementChecker | A tool that validates search term replacements, ensuring they return the expected search results. |
| Self-Learning Filter Order | A feature that automatically sorts filters based on usage frequency in search results. |
| Search Index | The database of searchable terms and categories, determining which words are included or excluded from search queries. |
| Search Query Reduction | A method that removes words from multi-word searches to avoid zero results. |
| SERP Sorting | The algorithm that ranks search results based on relevance, business rules, and filtering criteria. |
| Special Word Stems | A setting that prevents incorrect stemming (e.g., ensuring “Balloon” is not reduced to “Ball”). |
| Stop Words | Filler words that are ignored in search queries because they do not help in finding relevant products (e.g., “the,” “and,” “also”). |
| Suggest Cache | Stores autocomplete suggestions for search queries and can be manually cleared. |
| Suggest Checker | A tool that verifies search term suggestions, including previously searched terms, categories, and matching products. |
| Tenant Cluster | A group of multiple tenants (shops/language versions) that share configurations and data. |
| Zero-Result Page | The page displayed when no search results are found, often triggered by blacklist entries or unsuccessful queries. |
