code: public void initialize(InputStream configuration) throws IOException
     {
  
        SynonymMap sm = null;
        try
        {
           sm = new SynonymMap(configuration);
        }
        catch (IOException e)
        {
           if (LOG.isTraceEnabled())
           {
              LOG.trace("An exception occurred: " + e.getMessage());
           }
        }
        SYNONYM_MAP = sm;
     }
docs: {@inheritDoc}