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You may also use Boolean search terms. See chart below.
| SEARCH OPERATORS |
| Symbol |
Description |
Priority |
Example |
Description |
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OR |
1 |
Cats | dogs |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" or the word "dogs". |
| + |
AND |
2 |
Cats + dogs |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" and the word "dogs". |
| - |
WITHOUT |
3 |
Cats - dogs |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" without the word "dogs". |
| UNIT="" |
Advanced AND |
4 |
Cats UNIT="paragraph" dogs |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" and the word "dogs" in a same paragraph.Units can be paragraphs (UNIT="paragraph") or sentences (UNIT="sentence"). |
| ADJ |
ADJACENCY |
5 |
Cats ADJ4 dogs |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" placed within 4 words of the word "dogs" in this order. |
| NEAR |
PROXIMITY |
6 |
Cats NEAR6 dogs |
Cats NEAR6 dogs This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" placed within 6 words of the word "dogs". |
| > |
FREQUENCY |
7 |
Cats >6 |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the word "Cats" 6 times or more. |
| ( ) |
PRIORITY |
8 |
(Cats + dogs) - mouse |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the words "Cats" and "dogs" without the word "mouse". |
| WILDCARDS |
| Symbol |
Description |
Example |
Description |
| ? |
Replaces one character |
H?t |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the words Hat or Hot or Hit or Hut.? can be used anywhere at the beginning, the middle, or the end of a word. |
| * |
Replaces a group of characters |
B*y |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain words starting with the letter "B" and ending with the letter "y".* can be used anywhere at the beginning, the middle, or the end of a word. |
| [ ] |
Defines a choice |
Chat [ ,ting] |
This query will retrieve any documents that contain the words Chat or Chatting. |
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