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# StemmingFile

The name of a file to use to control stemming of the words that it contains. The specified `StemmingFile` overrides the standard Content component stemming algorithms for the language type `MyLanguage`. For words that are not in the stemming file, Content stems values according to the value of the Stemming parameter for the language type.

Content applies the stemming file rules before it performs transliteration (if it is enabled).

The stemming file must be in the LanguageDirectory. You must format it like a stop list file, except that each line contains two terms; the original term followed by its stem. For example:

    [ASCII]
    MICE MOUSE
    MOUSE MOUSE
    CHILDREN CHILD
    ...

The stemming terms can contain only alphanumeric values.

To ensure that two words stem to the same value, you must add both words to the stemming file, with the appropriate stem. For example:

    MICE MOUSE
    MOUSE MOUSE

In this example, `MICE` and `MOUSE` both stem to `MOUSE`. If you specify only `MICE` `MOUSE` in the stemming file, `MOUSE` stems to `MOUS`, according to Content component stemming rules.

NOTE: Use a stemming file only for unusual terms in special situations. OpenText does not recommend that you use a stemming file as a replacement for the Content stemming algorithms.

If you change the stemming file after you have indexed content into Content, you must reindex the content.

If you specify a full path to the Stoplist, you must also use a full path in the DecompositionFile and `StemmingFile` parameters. If you do not specify a path to the Stoplist, you must use only the file name in the DecompositionFile and `StemmingFile` parameters (that is, you must place these files in the LanguageDirectory).

If you use a custom stemming library, stems in the stemming file take precedence. See CustomStemming.

Type: | String
Default: |
Required: | No
Configuration Section: | LanguageTypes or `MyLanguage`
Example: | `[English] StemmingFile=english_stem.dat`
See Also: | Stemming Transliteration

NOTE: If you change this setting after you have indexed content into the Content component, the new setting applies only to new content, and the server logs a warning. To clear the warning and ensure that your change applies to all your content, you must initialize your index and reindex the content.

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Version 25.4 | Last updated October 2025

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Content Component 25.4

Topic Title: StemmingFile