3. A machine-implemented method for retrieving multimedia information, comprising: providing a textual search entry path configured to enable entry of one or more terms to search for in at least a portion of textual information stored on a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the textual search entry path is operable to access a stem index including a plurality of stems that are each associated with textual information and one or more related stems, the stems being concatenated in order to map each stem to other stems and to textual information that express a similar idea; and searching the textual information using the stem index for textual information that closely resembles a search inquiry comprising one or more terms entered in the textual search entry path.
3. A machine-implemented method for retrieving multimedia information, comprising: providing a textual search entry path configured to enable entry of one or more terms to search for in at least a portion of textual information stored on a computer-readable storage medium, wherein the textual search entry path is operable to access a stem index including a plurality of stems that are each associated with textual information and one or more related stems, the stems being concatenated in order to map each stem to other stems and to textual information that express a similar idea; and searching the textual information using the stem index for textual information that closely resembles a search inquiry comprising one or more terms entered in the textual search entry path. 11. The method of claim 3 , further comprising highlighting one or more terms from the search inquiry in the results to set them off from terms not in the search inquiry.