Terrier Integration
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`Terrier <http://terrier.org/>`__ (PyTerrier's namesake) is an open-source search engine developed at the University of Glasgow.
It provides core :doc:`inverted indexing <indexing>` and :doc:`retrieval <retrieval>` functionality, and supports a wide range
of built-in retrieval models and :doc:`query expansion <rewrite>` techniques.

This section of the documentation describes how to use the Terrier integration in PyTerrier.

.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 1
   :caption: Contents

   Quick Start <quick-start>
   Indexing <indexing>
   Retrieval and Re-Ranking <retrieval>
   Query Expansion <rewrite>
   How-To Guides <how-to>
   API Reference <api>

**Acknowledgements:** This uses the Terrier Java package. If you use it, please be sure to cite Terrier:

.. cite.dblp:: conf/ecir/OunisAPHMJ05