Abstract  In this paper, we have proposed a new method for e liminating repeated occurrences in multimedia search engines.  We  have  built  software  that  extracts  information  fr om  multimedia  databases  which  will  compare  these  mu ltimedia  files  and  marks only one copy of repeated files. The develope d software can work with any search engine and can  also work in a routine  manner  to  deal  with  any  updates  on  the  databases.  M oreover,  the  software  allows  multiple  copies  to  be executed  in  parallel  and consequently it improves the efficiency of mult imedia searching.    

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