Table of the Search Operators |
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Logic | Operator | Examples |
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Stem Looks for verbs from the stem, not nouns. | No operator required. | Usage: employ Will retrieve: employ, employing, employed, employs Will not retrieve: employer, employee, employment, etc. |
And A document must contain all words, in any order. | & | Usage: positive & culture Will retrieve: encourages a positive attitude towards health and safety issues within an organisation's culture. The manual needs to reflect the culture of the workplace and be expressed in positive terms. |
Phrase Two or more words must occur in the exact order specified. | " " | Usage: "health and safety inspector" Will retrieve: Infringement notices can only be issued by a health and safety inspector. |
Or A document may contain either any, or all of the words entered. | | | Usage: hire|recruit|employ Will retrieve: Documents with any of the words hire, or recruit, or employ. |
Not Eliminates specified words from the search. | ^ | Usage: illness^injury^terminal Will retrieve: Documents with the word illness. Will not retrieve: Documents with the words illness and injury, or illness and terminal, or illness and injury and terminal. |
Wildcard Replaces multiple unknown characters in a word. | * | Usage: employ* Will retrieve: employ, employs, employable, employed, employee, employees, employer, employers, employment. |
Unordered proximity Words will occur within the specified number of words. | @specify the number of words | Usage: "compensation injury"@5 Will retrieve: Employees who are absent from work due to a work-related injury are entitled to compensation for lost earnings during the first week of incapacity. |
Ordered proximity Words occur in that order within the specified number of words. | /specify number of words | Usage: "compensation injury"/5 Will retrieve: The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that claimants receive fair compensation for loss from injury. |