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"construction standards"
returns only the topics in which that two-word phrase appears.
- When you enter multiple topics, the search returns only the topics that contain all of the terms. (This is known as a Boolean AND search.)
- You can include Boolean operators with the search terms to perform advanced searches that include or exclude some topics based on the search terms.
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When you display a topic, the search terms are highlighted. When you search on multiple terms, each matched term uses a different highlight color.
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To remove the search highlights, click or tap the search highlight removal button that appears at the top, right-hand corner of the page:
The search results page provides hypertext links to the topics that contain the search terms. The results are weighted, meaning that the topics at the top of the search results page contain more prominent instances of the search terms.
When you search for more than one term, you can use Boolean operators to refine the results.
By default, a search returns only the topics that contain all of the search terms. For example, the following search terms return only the pages that contain both "BMP" and "vegetation":
BMP vegetation
Adding the Boolean AND operator in complex searches
When you perform a complex search, you can use any of these following operators to specify a Boolean AND search:
AND (not case-sensitive)
+
&
Examples of Boolean AND searches
For example, all of these searches are equivalent:
BMP vegetation
BMP and vegetation
BMP AND vegetation
BMP & vegetation
BMP + vegetation
A Boolean OR search returns all topics that contain some or all of the terms. You can use either of these operators:
OR (not case-sensitive)
|
For example, all of the following searches return the topics that contain the term "BMP," the term "vegetation," or both:
BMP or vegetation
BMP OR vegetation
BMP | vegetation
A Boolean NOT search excludes topics that contain one or more of the terms. You can use any of these operators:
NOT (not case-sensitive)
!
^
For example, all of the following searches return the topics that contain the term "BMP" but do not include the term "vegetation":
BMP not vegetation
BMP NOT vegetation
BMP ! vegetation
BMP ^ vegetation
Use parentheses to combine Boolean phrases and search terms. The following table lists a few examples.
Search Expression | Results Returned |
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BMP AND (vegetation OR construction) | Topics that contain "BMP" as well as either "vegetation" or "construction." |
BMP OR (vegetation NOT construction) | Topics that contain "BMP" or "vegetation." Topics that contain both "vegetation" and "construction" are excluded, however. |
BMP OR (vegetation AND construction) | Topics that contain "BMP" or that contain both the terms "vegetation" and "construction." |