For those who work with texts, it is important to consider the uniqueness of the text algorithms. To promote blogs and sites, it is important to create quality material. Since search engines filter out resources that do not meet their criteria, it is almost impossible to get to the top of such a site.
In January 2016, students were added to the writing fraternity, for which the originality of the published material is important. According to the order of the Ministry of Education and Science, all term papers and diplomas should be checked for plagiarism.
What it is?
Illegal use of other people's texts is plagiarism. Identify it by computer methods. Now search engines have taken on this responsibility. They analyze the text in many ways. One of them is uniqueness. This is a value expressed as a percentage, which is determined using special algorithms.
The goal of search engines is to reduce spam and duplicate content . The more fragments or sentences published earlier are contained in the text, the lower the uniqueness and search value of the article.
Search engine algorithms that determine uniqueness, as a rule, are kept secret. However, there are free services and programs that allow you to determine how unique the text is. The most common programs:
- Advego Plagiatus - checks in two modes: quick and deep check for uniqueness. No limit on the amount of checked text. It does not include the indicated domains. Disadvantages of the program: it runs slower than Etxt.
- Etxt Anti-plagiarism - just like the previous program, there are no restrictions on the number of text to be checked. But it works a little faster, the interface is subjectively better. Checks the text for uniqueness using the accelerated or standard method. Compares texts with each other for the presence of a copy with the function “Ignore quotes”.
Both programs for checking the uniqueness of the text are simple and effective; they can be downloaded and installed on the desktop. Services can be used online, after registering on the sites: advego.ru and etxt.ru. A common drawback of both programs is the frequent appearance of captcha.
How do programs work?
Most programs are based on the shingle method and the passage method. When checking with the shingle method, the text is divided into segments from 3 to 10 words. Each section is assigned a unique number and the result is calculated by the given algorithm. In the process of checking the text, the last word of one segment is the first for the next.
An example with a three-word wide shingle:
An increase in shingle entails faster validation and higher uniqueness. But this reduces the quality of the search for matches.
By the method of passages, the text is divided into longer sections, and the check is at the level of sentences. For example, if five out of ten words of one sentence coincide with the composition of another, then the uniqueness will be 50%.
Online Services for Verification
Each of the services analyzes the text using its own algorithm, so the results of the verification may vary. To get a more accurate result, you can check the text in several services.
- Text.ru - checks for content and displays the percentage of uniqueness. There are no restrictions on the volume of text. Lists pages with copies of text. In addition, the service allows you to check spelling. Highlights problematic phrases and words. Carries out SEO analysis of the text.
- Content-watch.ru - check for uniqueness. Ability to exclude domains that do not require verification. Text is limited to 3,000 characters. For registered users, the functionality of the service is expanding.
- Pr-cy.ru - speed and accuracy of checking are not the only advantages of this resource. Here you can ignore the specified domains. The disadvantage of the service is the amount of text up to 1000 characters. More - only after registration.
How to increase the uniqueness of the text?
There are two ways to increase uniqueness: automatic processing and creative text processing.
The automatic method is carried out by synonymizers and assistant sites - these are online services that process text, increasing its uniqueness. These are resources that cope with the task quickly. But they have several significant drawbacks.
In synonymizers, where words are replaced by synonyms, the text is so clumsy that sometimes it is simply unreadable. Helper sites will process the text in seconds. But you should not expect anything good from them. They will either replace the words with synonyms, or fill the article with hidden characters. They will also ask for money.
Here is some of them:
- Free online synonymizers: usyn.ru, raskruty.ru, synonyma.ru, online-sinonim.ru
- Helper sites: AntiplagiatFOX, UniText24.ru.
No computer can understand the text the way a person does. Therefore, the best way to increase uniqueness is through creative text processing.
Create Unique Content
The Internet has been around for years. During this time, hundreds of tests on the same topics have been created on the network. Achieving one hundred percent uniqueness is often difficult. Even if you write the text yourself, uniqueness programs will find similar fragments. If the maximum uniqueness is fundamental, then first of all it is necessary to exclude from the text:
- Phraseologisms - winged expressions greatly reduce uniqueness.
- Writers quotes - changing the quotes of famous people is not the best solution. If the reader is familiar with the original, then obviously no sympathy will be added to the modified quote. Therefore, it is better to abandon the classic quotes.
Now you can begin to work. Simple text processing conveys the main thoughts of the original, but in a completely different language. There are several ways to do this.
- Replace in the original with synonyms as many words as possible:
- For petty theft in the store is subject to an administrative fine .
- Petty theft in a supermarket entails the imposition of an administrative fine.
- Replace verbs with nouns - this way you can diversify the text even more.
- The rector threatened to expel the student for skipping lectures.
- The rector threatened the student with deductions for absenteeism.
- Convert direct speech to indirect.
- “Now I will set you the heat!”, Shouted Grandfather Yegor, waving nettles.
- Grandfather Yegor brandished nettles and shouted that he would set them hot.
- Change the structure of offers.
- Igorek grinned maliciously and handed Kostya a ticket and a passport. “That's all the problems,” he said.
- Igorek handed Costa a ticket and a passport. And, grinning gloomily, he said: “That's all the problems.”
- Use a passive voice.
- Mom thoroughly cleaned Colin's shoes.
- Colin's shoes were thoroughly cleaned by mom.
Now consider a more complex way of processing text. He is good in highly specialized texts, where it is difficult to do with free retelling. If the article is filled with special terms, then the above methods will also help little. But there are options that can make the text unique. This will not only not affect the meaning of the text, but, on the contrary, will increase the value of the publication:
- Change the structure of the text. It is not worth copying the order of paragraphs and sentences from the source of information. If the new structuring does not violate the meaning of the text, why not slightly change it? Add lists, tables, paragraphs, subheadings.
- Adding your own developments to the text. A great way to change the text is to include additional data relevant to the topic. These may be inserts of one’s own thoughts. Any little-known data taken from other sources.
Undoubtedly, the best method is to create an author’s text based on the materials studied. But using the above methods, you can also add color to your text and give it originality.