| Operator |
Example |
Finds |
| AND |
gardening AND vegetables |
pages that include both (or all if there are more than two) of the words, i.e. pages that contain both gardening and vegetables |
| OR |
whales OR dolphins |
pages that include either of the words or both, i.e. pages containg whales or dolphins or pages containing BOTH whales and dolphins. |
| NOT |
science NOT fiction |
pages that include the first word but not the second, i.e. pages containing science but not fiction. |
| + |
+san+francisco+restaurants |
pages that include all of the words |
| - |
+san+francisco-restaurants-hotels |
pages that contain the words "san" and "fransisco" but NOT containing the words "restaurants" or "hotels" |
| "....." |
"FA Cup Finalists" |
pages containing that phrase, i.e. pages containing the phrase "FA Cup Finalists" |
| (......) |
Homer NOT (Simpson OR Alaska) |
pages containing the first word but neither of the words in brackets. i.e. Homer but not Homer Simpson or Homer Alaska. |