Simple Searches

Simple searches are queries that consist of a single word or phrase.

Examples of Simple Searches

Click on a search term to find a more detailed explanation.

Search Term
Finds Pages That Contain…
meet
The string meet and stemmed variations, such as meets and meeting
"meet"
The word meet
"S&L"
The strings S&L, S & L, and S L (always enclose words like S&L in double quotation marks)
<CASE> NOW
The string NOW in upper case
repetitive stress injury
The phrase repetitive stress injury
zoo*
Words beginning with the string zoo
fl??ss
Words beginning with fl and ending with ss with any two characters in between

Search Term	Finds Pages That Contain…
meet	The string meet and stemmed variations, such as meets and meeting
"meet"	The word meet
"S&L"	The strings S&L, S & L, and S L (always enclose words like S&L in double quotation marks)
<CASE> NOW	The string NOW in upper case
repetitive stress injury	The phrase repetitive stress injury
zoo*	Words beginning with the string zoo
fl??ss	Words beginning with fl and ending with ss with any two characters in between