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Default
Search |
And |
And |
And
(All the words) |
And
(All the words) |
And
- also makes auto-suggestions |
Phrase
searching? |
Yes,
quotation marks "phrase" |
Yes,
quotation marks "phrase" |
Yes,
quotation marks "phrase" or choose Exact Phrase option |
Yes,
quotation marks "phrase" or choose Exact Phrase option |
Yes,
quotation marks "phrase" or choose "Phrase Match" box |
Include
words |
Use
a + sign to include stop words, including stop words in phrases |
Use
a + sign to include word in every search result |
Use
a + sign to include word in every search result |
Use
Word Filter option under Advanced Search"must include" or + sign |
Defaults
to an And search |
Exclude
words |
Use
a - sign to exclude words from your search results |
Use
a - sign to exclude words from your search results |
Use
a - sign to exclude words from your search results |
Use
Word Filter option under Advanced Search "must not include" or -
sign |
Use
a - sign to exclude words from your search results |
Wildcards |
No
wildcards allowed |
*
takes the place of 0 - 5 characters; must use a minimum of 3 characters
before wildcard |
No
wildcards allowed |
*
matches 0 or more characters; may be used at beginning of word
? takes the place of 1 character |
No
wildcards allowed |
Case
Sensitive? |
No |
Varies
with search
Use lower case searches to find both upper and lower case results |
No |
Yes
Use lower case searches to find both upper and lower case results |
No |
Customizable? |
Results
display only |
Results
display only |
Very
little |
Default
search values |
Somewhat |
Paid
placement |
"Sponsored
Links" |
"Sponsored
Matches" links |
"Sponsored
Search Listings" and "Start Here" links |
"Sponsored
Search Listings", "Search Partners", and "From
the Lycos Network" links |
"Sponsored
Results" |
