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Boolean Operators

Introduction

CA on CD's Word Search feature gives you the option to define how search terms will be combined in the search process.

Description

Boolean operators are special qualifying words used between terms to make a search more or less comprehensive.

Boolean operators and their functions are given in the following table:

Boolean Operator	Use to	Requires that answers have
AND (Default)	Connect terms representing different aspects of your search	Both of the connected terms
OR	Connect synonymous terms	At least one of the connected terms
NOT	Eliminate a term	The first of the connected terms but NOT the second