torso

torso
 n.— «In this issue of the Advisor I also discuss the “torso”—keywords lying in the productive area between the head and the long, lonely tail. The “torso” is a cool new word floating around Silicon Valley.» —“Intentionally Unsold ” by Andrew Goodman SearchNewz Oct. 25, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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