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The search engine by default
search for all the given words and displays the page which has the
all given search words. The minimum number of characters for a word
to perform a search is 4. Listed below is a example of the boolean
search used in the search engine.
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| apple banana |
: find page that contain at least one
of these words. |
| +apple +juice |
: both words. |
| +apple macintosh |
: word "apple", but rank it higher if it
also contain "macintosh". |
| +apple -macintosh |
: word "apple" but not "macintosh". |
| +apple +(>pie <strudel) |
: "apple" and "pie", or "apple"
and "strudel" (in any order), but rank "apple pie" higher
than "apple strudel". |
| apple* |
: "apple", "apples", "applesauce",
and "applet". |
The search engine also does not
perform a search if the search word is among the most common stopwords
used for search engines all through the web. Here is a ist of the most
common stopwords.
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| "a",
"a's", "able", "about", "above",
"according", "accordingly", "across", "actually",
"after", "afterwards", "again", "against",
"ain't", "all", "allow", "allows",
"almost", "alone", "along", "already",
"also", "although", "always", "am",
"among", "amongst", "an", "and",
"another", "any", "anybody", "anyhow",
"anyone", "anything", "anyway", "anyways",
"anywhere", "apart", "appear", "appreciate",
"appropriate", "are", "aren't", "around",
"as", "aside", "ask", "asking",
"associated", "at", "available", "away",
"awfully", "b", "be", "became",
"because", "become", "becomes", "becoming",
"been", "before", "beforehand", "behind",
"being", "believe", "below", "beside",
"besides", "best", "better", "between",
"beyond", "both", "brief", "but",
"by", "c", "c'mon", "c's", "came",
"can", "can't", "cannot", "cant",
"cause", "causes", "certain", "certainly",
"changes", "clearly", "co", "com",
"come", "comes", "concerning", "consequently",
"consider", "considering", "contain", "containing",
"contains", "corresponding", "could", "couldn't",
"course", "currently", "d", "definitely",
"described", "despite", "did", "didn't",
"different", "do", "does", "doesn't",
"doing", "don't", "done", "down",
"downwards", "during", "e", "each",
"edu", "eg", "eight", "either",
"else", "elsewhere", "enough", "entirely",
"especially", "et", "etc", "even",
"ever", "every", "everybody", "everyone",
"everything", "everywhere", "ex", "exactly",
"example", "except", "f", "far",
"few", "fifth", "first", "five",
"followed", "following", "follows", "for",
"former", "formerly", "forth", "four",
"from", "further", "furthermore", "g",
"get", "gets", "getting", "given",
"gives", "go", "goes", "going",
"gone", "got", "gotten", "greetings",
"h", "had", "hadn't", "happens",
"hardly", "has", "hasn't", "have",
"haven't", "having", "he", "he's",
"hello", "help", "hence", "her",
"here", "here's", "hereafter", "hereby",
"herein", "hereupon", "hers", "herself",
"hi", "him", "himself", "his", "hither",
"hopefully", "how", "howbeit", "however",
"i", "i'd", "i'll", "i'm", "i've",
"ie", "if", "ignored", "immediate",
"in", "inasmuch", "inc", "indeed",
"indicate", "indicated", "indicates", "inner",
"insofar", "instead", "into", "inward",
"is", "isn't", "it", "it'd", "it'll",
"it's", "its", "itself", "j", "just",
"k", "keep", "keeps", "kept", "know",
"knows", "known", "l", "last", "lately",
"later", "latter", "latterly", "least",
"less", "lest", "let", "let's",
"like", "liked", "likely", "little",
"look", "looking", "looks", "ltd",
"m", "mainly", "many", "may", "maybe",
"me", "mean", "meanwhile", "merely",
"might", "more", "moreover", "most",
"mostly", "much", "must", "my",
"myself", "n", "name", "namely",
"nd", "near", "nearly", "necessary",
"need", "needs", "neither", "never",
"nevertheless", "new", "next", "nine",
"no", "nobody", "non", "none", "noone",
"nor", "normally", "not", "nothing",
"novel", "now", "nowhere", "o",
"obviously", "of", "off", "often",
"oh", "ok", "okay", "old", "on",
"once", "one", "ones", "only", "onto",
"or", "other", "others", "otherwise",
"ought", "our", "ours", "ourselves",
"out", "outside", "over", "overall",
"own", "p", "particular", "particularly",
"per", "perhaps", "placed", "please",
"plus", "possible", "presumably", "probably",
"provides", "q", "que", "quite",
"qv", "r", "rather", "rd", "re",
"really", "reasonably", "regarding", "regardless",
"regards", "relatively", "respectively", "right",
"s", "said", "same", "saw", "say",
"saying", "says", "second", "secondly",
"see", "seeing", "seem", "seemed",
"seeming", "seems", "seen", "self",
"selves", "sensible", "sent", "serious",
"seriously", "seven", "several", "shall",
"she", "should", "shouldn't", "since",
"six", "so", "some", "somebody",
"somehow", "someone", "something", "sometime",
"sometimes", "somewhat", "somewhere", "soon",
"sorry", "specified", "specify", "specifying",
"still", "sub", "such", "sup", "sure",
"t", "t's", "take", "taken", "tell",
"tends", "th", "than", "thank",
"thanks", "thanx", "that", "that's",
"thats", "the", "their", "theirs",
"them", "themselves", "then", "thence",
"there", "there's", "thereafter", "thereby",
"therefore", "therein", "theres", "thereupon",
"these", "they", "they'd", "they'll",
"they're", "they've", "think", "third",
"this", "thorough", "thoroughly", "those",
"though", "three", "through", "throughout",
"thru", "thus", "to", "together",
"too", "took", "toward", "towards",
"tried", "tries", "truly", "try",
"trying", "twice", "two", "u", "un",
"under", "unfortunately", "unless", "unlikely",
"until", "unto", "up", "upon", "us",
"use", "used", "useful", "uses",
"using", "usually", "v", "value",
"various", "very", "via", "viz",
"vs", "w", "want", "wants", "was",
"wasn't", "way", "we", "we'd", "we'll",
"we're", "we've", "welcome", "well",
"went", "were", "weren't", "what",
"what's", "whatever", "when", "whence",
"whenever", "where", "where's", "whereafter",
"whereas", "whereby", "wherein", "whereupon",
"wherever", "whether", "which", "while",
"whither", "who", "who's", "whoever",
"whole", "whom", "whose", "why",
"will", "willing", "wish", "with",
"within", "without", "won't", "wonder",
"would", "would", "wouldn't", "x",
"y", "yes", "yet", "you", "you'd",
"you'll", "you're", "you've", "your",
"yours", "yourself", "yourselves", "z",
"zero", |
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