Proximity and adjacency operators are used to broaden and narrow your search.
NEAR/# OR n/# |
Finds documents where these words are within some number of words of each other (either before or after). Example: computer NEAR/3 careers |
PRE/# OR p/# |
Finds documents where these words are within some number of words of each other in the specified order. Example: business management PRE/5 education |
EXACT OR .e |
Used primarily for searching specific fields, like Subject, EXACT looks for your exact search term in its entirety, rather than as part of a larger term. Example: Type EXACT(“higher education”) in the Subject field |