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List of Definitions
- Vendor Interface
- The vendor platform through which databases are accessed.
- Sample Database
- An example of one of the database supplied by the specified vendor.
- Boolean
- Use of the words 'and', 'or', and 'not' to combine search terms.
- Truncation
- A character that replaces one or more characters at end of search term.
- Wildcard
- replaces one character anywhere in search term.
- Phrase Searching
- The method by which a sequential list of words can be searched.
- Proximity Searching
- A method that specifies the proximity of two search terms.
- Field Searching
- Searching a particular field within a database such as an author's name or the title of a work.