2. Definition
Boolean Operators decide which symbol or word to
use to connect two or more sentences in a
grammatically valid way.
3.
4. Definition
A type of search that allows users to search for
documents containing an exact sentence or phrase,
rather than single keywords.
5.
6. Truncation Definition
The addition of a symbol at the beginning or end of a
word stem in a search to retrieve variants containing
the root. Truncation is particularly useful in retrieving
both the singular and the plural forms of a word in the
same search.
7. Wild Card Definition
A symbol that stands for one or more characters. Many
operating systems support wildcards for identifying
files and directories. This enables you to select
multiple files with a single specification. For example,
in Windows, the asterisk is a wild card that stands for
any combination of letters.
