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Exalead Basic Search
Exalead assumes as its default that multiple search terms are joined by the AND
operator, so that a search on the keywords [windows explorer] will find all the
webpages that contain both search terms. However, unlike Google, Exalead does
not search first for phrases, then the terms anywhere on a webpage.
Exalead will not return any results if there is no webpage containing all the
search terms. Try this query to see what I mean:
[rollerskate handshake buckyball]
However, remember you can use the OPT (optional) operator to make a term
desirable but not required.
Unlike Google, Exalead does not limit the number of search terms to 32
keywords. Exalead will try to match all the keywords you enter.
Exalead is not case sensitive.
Exalead automatically clusters search results. If you want to see more pages
from a specific site, the only way I know to do so now is to run a site search. For
example, to see the pages at Amazon UK search for [site:amazon.co.uk].
Exalead permits the use of the OR operator in simple search. The OR must be
capitalized.
Exalead recognizes double-quotes as enclosing a phrase.
Exalead ignores certain stop words, i.e., when searched alone or with other stop
words. If you include a stop word such as a, an, the, in, or be in a search,
Exalead searches for it. If you need to search for stop words by themselves or
with other stop words, you must either enclose them in double-quotes or put the
plus sign (+) in front of them. Compare [to be or not] to ["to be or not to be"] and
compare [fire and ice] to ["fire and ice"].
Using the minus sign (-) in front of a keyword ensures that Exalead excludes
that term from the search. For example, the results for the search
[phenomenology -philosophy] are very different from the results for
[phenomenology].
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