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Brush up on Boolean

Created: 15 Jan 1999 ::: Last updated: 02 May 2007
Applies to: _ Win95   _ Win98   _ WinMe   _ Win 2000/NT   _ WinXP   _ WinVista   _ MacOS

By Andy Walker

To avoid getting buried in irrelevant responses on search engines, define your searches a little more clearly.

The technique that most database search engines use comes from the symbolic logic system developed by a 19th-century mathematician named George Boole. That is why it is called Boolean (pronounced "BOO-lee-unn" - drop that one into the conversation at the next party).

It involves the words AND, OR, and NEAR in your search strings.

Get more info here:

• Boolean Search Primer
• Learn with ABBA here on Cyberwalker.

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