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Map equivalent terms: "laptop" → ["laptop", "notebook", "portable computer"]. Expands queries to match more documents.
Index-time synonyms: expand during indexing (larger index). Query-time synonyms: expand during search (flexible but slower). Maintain synonym files centrally. Domain-specific synonyms (medical, legal) improve recall significantly.
