- -- - - + + + +The Basics of Our Search
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- -- Basic search
-- Automatic "and" queries
-- What is a stop word?
-- See your search terms in context
-- Does our search use stemming?
-- Does capitalization matter?
-Basic Search
-To enter a query, just type in a few descriptive words -and hit the 'enter' key (or click on the Search button) for a -list of relevant pages.
-Our search uses sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that -are both important and relevant to your search. For instance, when our search -analyzes a page, it assigns higher relevance to pages in which -your query terms appear near each other.
- - -Automatic "and" Queries
-By default, our search only returns pages that include all of your search -terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms. -To restrict a search further, just include more terms.
- - -What is a stop word?
-Our search ignores common words and characters (known as stop words) as -they tend to slow down searches without improving the quality of the -results. Terms such as "where" and "how", as well -as certain single digits and single letters, are not included in searches.
- - -See your search terms in context
-Each search result contains at least one excerpt from the found -web page, which shows how your search terms are used in context on that -page. Your search terms are bolded so you can tell at a glance whether -the result is a page you want to visit.
- -Does our search use stemming?
-Our search allows to find same words with different -endings. For example, it will also try to find the word "test" if -"testing" or "tests" is given in search query. - -Does capitalization matter?
-The searches are not case sensitive. All letters, regardless -of how you type them, will be understood as lower case. For example, -searches for "george washington", "George Washington", and "gEoRgE wAsHiNgToN" - will all return the same results.
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+ ++ + +The Basics of Our Search
+ ++
+ +- Basic search
+- Automatic "and" queries
+- What is a stop word?
+- See your search terms in context
+- Does our search use stemming?
+- Does capitalization matter?
+Basic Search
+To enter a query, just type in a few descriptive words +and hit the 'enter' key (or click on the Search button) for a +list of relevant pages.
+Our search uses sophisticated text-matching techniques to find pages that +are both important and relevant to your search. For instance, when our search +analyzes a page, it assigns higher relevance to pages in which +your query terms appear near each other.
+ + +Automatic "and" Queries
+By default, our search only returns pages that include all of your search +terms. There is no need to include "and" between terms. +To restrict a search further, just include more terms.
+ + +What is a stop word?
+Our search ignores common words and characters (known as stop words) as +they tend to slow down searches without improving the quality of the +results. Terms such as "where" and "how", as well +as certain single digits and single letters, are not included in searches.
+ + +See your search terms in context
+Each search result contains at least one excerpt from the found +web page, which shows how your search terms are used in context on that +page. Your search terms are bolded so you can tell at a glance whether +the result is a page you want to visit.
+ +Does our search use stemming?
+Our search allows one to find same words with different +endings. For example, it will also try to find the word "test" if +"testing" or "tests" is given in search query. + +Does capitalization matter?
+The searches are not case sensitive. All letters, regardless +of how you type them, will be understood as lower case. For example, +searches for "george washington", "George Washington", and "gEoRgE wAsHiNgToN" + will all return the same results.
+ +