Search Operators and Modifiers

Boolean - Greek Letters - Wildcards

  • Reference Search Boolean Operators and Modifiers

    Use Boolean search operators and modifiers to target your search query and to find the results you need faster. For example, a referenc...

  • Boolean Operator: AND

    The and operator returns any combination of the terms' plurals, synonyms, or alternate spellings. Example: The query flavor and aroma r...

  • Boolean Operator: NOT

    The not operator excludes any combination of the terms' plurals, synonyms, or alternate spellings. Example: The query flavor not dye re...

  • Boolean Operator: OR

    Most often used with within parentheses in Boolean expressions, the or operator is technically interpreted as at least one term/phrase/...

  • Boolean Modifier: " "

    Enclosing terms within quotation marks creates a bound phrase, which means that: Term(s) must appear side-by-side as they do within th...

  • Boolean Modifier: ( )

    Enclosing terms and a Boolean operator within parentheses creates a Boolean expression that functions as a single unit/condition that c...

  • Greek Letters and Equivalents Used in Searching

    When entering your search query, the following Greek letters and their equivalents will match and return results. Notes: Entering an e...

  • Reference Search Wildcards

    You may search references using the asterisk (* - match 0 or more characters) and question mark (? - match 0 or 1 character) wildcard c...