The following suggested keys are intended to help you get the most out of your preliminary search.
Truncation Operators Language:
Symbol
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Meaning
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$
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Unlimited, non-space characters
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$$
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Unlimited, space and non-space characters
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$N
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Where N = 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 non-space characters
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?
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Single, non-space character
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Logical Operators Language:
Operator
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Meaning
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AND
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Both words on either side of the operator appear in the same record.
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OR
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At least one of the terms on either side of the operator appears in a record.
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NOT
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Find all records containing the first term but which do not contain the second.
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XOR
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One of the terms on either side of the operator appears in a record, but not both.
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Parentheses should be used to surround terms that are connected by operators for further limitation by a subsequent operator.
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