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| OPERATOR EXAMPLE | | FINDS PAGES CONTAINING... |
| vacation hawaii | | the words vacation and Hawaii . |
| Maui OR Hawaii | | either the word Maui or the word Hawaii |
| "To each his own" | | the exact phrase to each his own |
| virus –computer | | the word virus but NOT the word computer |
| Star Wars Episode +I | | This movie title, including the roman numeral I |
| ~auto loan | | loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc. |
| define:computer | | definitions of the word computer from around the Web. |
| red * blue | | the words red and blue separated by one or more words. |
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| ADVANCED OPERATORS | | MEANING | | WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS) |
| site: | | Search only one website | | admission site:www.stanford.edu
(Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.) |
| [#]…[#] | | Search within a
range of numbers | | DVD player $100..150
(Search for DVD players between $100 and $150) |
| date: | | Search only a
range of months | | Olympics date: 3
(Search for Olympics references within past 3 months; 6 and 12-month date-restrict options also available) |
| safesearch: | | Exclude adult-content | | safesearch: sex education
(Search for sex education material without returning adult sites) |
| link: | | linked pages | | link:www.stanford.edu
(Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.) |
| info: | | Info about a page | | info:www.stanford.edu
(Find information about the Stanford University website.) |
| related: | | Related pages | | related:www.stanford.edu
(Find websites related to the Stanford University website.) |
