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Boolean Operators

Boolean operators can be used to create a more precise query.

To search for	Example	Results
both terms in the same page	access and basic	pages with both the words "access" and "basic"
either term in a page	cgi or isapi	pages with the words "cgi" or "isapi"
the first term without the second term	access not basic	pages with the word "access" but not "basic"

Hints:

You can use parentheses ( ) to nest expressions within a query. The expressions in parentheses are evaluated before the rest of the query.
The not operator can only be used to exclude pages that match a previous content restriction.

Wildcard Operators

Wildcard operators are useful for finding pages with words similar to a given word.

To search for	Example	Results
words with the same prefix	comput*	pages with words that have the prefix "comput", such as "computer", computing", and so on.