This document discusses using natural language processing (NLP) for searching intranets. It begins with an abstract that introduces NLP and the purpose of exploring its use for intranet searching. The introduction provides an overview of NLP, including that it uses tools from artificial intelligence to process natural languages in two ways: parsing and transition networks. The document then discusses the goals, levels, and applications of NLP, and how NLP is implemented through setting up dictionaries and relationships. It concludes that while still a developing area, NLP has shown promise for information access and will continue to be researched and developed for applications like intranet searching.