Difference between inverted lists and multi lists?

Answer 1

In a Multi-list organisation an index entry points to the first data record in the

list, whereas in inverted index file an index entry has address pointers to all the

data records related to it.

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A multi-list index has fixed length records, whereas an inverted index contains

variable length records

Answer 2

Inverted lists store the occurrences of terms in documents, with each term associated with a list of document IDs where it appears, allowing for fast text search. On the other hand, multi-lists store multiple lists of related data, such as multiple linked lists or arrays, to represent complex relationships or structures in computer science applications. The key distinction is that inverted lists pertain to information retrieval and text search, while multi-lists are more general data structures used for various data organization purposes.