Methods analysis

The Search function by suffix was created using MySQL and webmin and many kinds of dictionaries, for example, New English-Japanese Dictionary, Genius English-Japanese Dictionary and Random House English-Japanese Dictionary. Webmin is a web-based system administration tool for Unix servers and services. In order to use webmin, a web browser must start and access the port 10000 of PC by SSL. Then, the browser shows a display of the inputted user name and password. By inputting a user name and password, webmin can be used.

• http://localhost:10000 (In case of access from localhost)
• http://Host name:10000 (In case of access by input host name)
• http://IP address:10000 (In case of access by input IP address)

The suffix database was created by MySQL and is very easy to add and delete data using webmin. Webmin expresses a MySQL database graphically. Data can be added or deleted by a mouse click using webmin. Webmin is used to create a suffix database easy. Webmin is able to be used not only on Linux but also on many operating systems, for example, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Solaris and HP-UX because it was made by a CGI program using Perl 5.

Figure 2: Display of Webmin

The suffix database of definitions was created using many kinds of dictionaries, for example, New English-Japanese Dictionary, Genius English-Japanese Dictionary and Random House English-Japanese Dictionary, all of which are famous in Japan. The New English-Japanese Dictionary, published by Kenkyusha in 1998, contains many useful explanations of detailed etymology. This is very helpful in tracing the origin of a word. The Genius English-Japanese Dictionary, published by Taishukan in 2001, is a very intelligible dictionary. The Random House English-Japanese Dictionary, published by Shougakukan in 2002, contains the largest number of English words. I searched the meaning of suffixes using these dictionaries, and added suffix data to the suffix database using webmin.

Figure 3: Search function by suffix

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