9. A text pattern matching system as defined in claim 6 in which said query processor control module includes: A. a match token query begin sequence identification control element for enabling said processor to identify one of said match tokens whose query symbol sequence information identifies the match token as having a query symbol corresponding to an initial query symbol in the query; B. a match token sequence processing control module for enabling the processor to determine, for match tokens in successive storage locations following the match token identified in response to processing in accordance with the match token query begin sequence identification control element, whether the document identifier information and the text symbol sequence information of proximate match tokens in the order established by the match token sorter satisfies a selected query criterion, and in response to a negative determination to return control to said match token query begin sequence identification control element; C. a match token query end sequence identifier control module for enabling said processor to, for each positive determination during processing in response to said match token sequence processing control module, determine whether the match token whose query symbol sequence information identifies the match token as having a query symbol corresponding to a final query symbol in the query, the processor, in response to a positive determination by said match token query end identifier, identifying the series of match tokens from the match token for which a positive determination was generated during processing in response to said match token query begin sequence identifier control module to the match token for which a positive determination was generated during processing in response to said match token query end sequence identifier control module as satisfying the query.
10. A text pattern matching system as defined in claim 9 in which each match token includes a proximity value, the proximity value defining a selected proximity relationship with respect to the text symbol sequence information of the previous match token in the order established by the match token sorter, the match token sequence processing control module enabling the processor to use the proximity value in determining whether the document identifier information and the text symbol sequence information of proximate match tokens in the order established by the match token sorter satisfies the selected query criterion.