NLP definitions of Terminology are usually application-dependent.IR terms are noun sequences that characterize topics.Terms can also be arguments for relations like abbreviation, definition or IS-A.In contrast, this paper explores techniques for extracting terms fitting a broader definition: noun sequences specific to topics and not well-known to naive adults.We describe a chunkingbased approach, an evaluation, and applications to non-topic-specific relation extraction.

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