In this overview you find some input about how to use the search operators:
Operator | Example | Description |
AND | sales AND bonus | Finds documents with both search terms. |
OR | porsche OR volkswagen | Finds documents with one or the other search term. |
blank space | man robot production | Finds documents with all search terms. Blank space is understood as AND. |
NOT | ford NOT "harrison ford" | Finds documents with no appearance of the word behind NOT. |
COUNT(...)>n | COUNT(gear)>8 | Finds documents where the search term is mentioned at least "n" times."n" may be any number. |
NEAR(..., ..., n) | NEAR(recruit, professionals, 20) | Finds documents with both search terms in any word order, permitting "n" words as a maximum distance between them. Best choose between 15 and 30. |
* | lightweight* *lightweight *lightweight* |
Finds documents with the search term in word versions or composites. The star * marks whether you wish them BEFORE, BEHIND, or BEFORE and BEHIND the search term. |
? | organi?ation | Finds documents with the search termn in different spellings."?" allows only one character. |
& + - | Miller Bros. & Sons | Special characters are understood as AND. |
"… …" | "employer branding" | Finds documents with exactly this word group, in exactly this word order and spelling. |
Examples for Combination of Operators
tax* AND (company OR enterprise OR corporation) | Finds documents with "tax" in word versions (i.e. taxation) AND at least ONE of the words in brackets. |
COUNT(exhaust)>4 AND (clean* OR control*) AND co2 | Finds documents with atleast 4 times "exhaust" AND with atleast ONE of the words in brackets ("clean" OR "control" in word versions i.e. cleaning, cleansing, controlling) AND with "CO2". |
(vehicle OR car* OR automobile) AND "lightweight material" | Finds documents with ONE of the words in brackets (vehicle OR car* OR automobile) AND with "lightweight material". |
NEAR(brand*, luxury*, 30) OR "luxury brand" | Finds documents with both words in brackets (brand AND luxury) with maximum distance of 30 words between them, OR with the search term "luxury brand". |
NEAR(hybrid*, drive*, 25) AND volkswagen | Finds documents with both words in brackets (hybrid AND drive) with maximum distance of 25 words between them, AND with "volkswagen". |