WebCrawler Internet Search Engine Summary

WEBCRAWLER

Search Engine Combining Terms Using AND, OR, NOT Using + and - Truncation Adjacency Proximity Specifying fields to search

WebCrawler AND, OR, NOT No No Yes; Place double quotes around phrases; also, can use ADJ Yes; Uses NEAR/n Geographical ONLY: term IN City, ST

Search Engine	Combining Terms Using AND, OR, NOT	Using + and -	Truncation	Adjacency	Proximity	Specifying fields to search
WebCrawler	AND, OR, NOT	No	No	Yes; Place double quotes around phrases; also, can use ADJ	Yes; Uses NEAR/n	Geographical ONLY: term IN City, ST

Webcrawler AND Example: political AND cartoons
finds everything with BOTH words "political" AND "cartoons"

Webcrawler OR Example: political OR cartoons
finds everything with EITHER of the words "political" OR "cartoons"

Webcrawler NOT Example: political NOT cartoons
finds everything with the word "political" and NOT the word "cartoons"

Webcrawler does not apparently support Plus Sign "+" and Minus Sign "-" searching.

Webcrawler truncation apparently not available.

Webcrawler Adjacency Example: "political cartoons"
finds the phrase where the word "political" precedes the word "cartoons"

Webcrawler Adjacency ADJ Example: political ADJ cartoons
finds items where the word "political" precedes the word "cartoons"

Webcrawler Proximity NEAR Example: political NEAR cartoons
finds items where the word "political" is next to the word "cartoons" (either side)

Webcrawler Proximity NEAR/n Example: political NEAR/10 cartoons
finds items where the word "political" is within 10 words of "cartoons" (either side)

Webcrawler IN CITY,ST Example: restaurants IN Seattle, WA
should find items with the term "restaurants" in Seattle, WA and supplies a map!