City of Abbotsford
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Search Syntax Summary
| Operator | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|
| OR | (travel agent)
(travel OR agent) (travel || agent) |
Finds documents that contain either the word travel or the word agent or both |
| OR with phrases | ("travel agent" travel) | Finds documents that contain the phrase travel agent or the word travel or both |
| AND | travel AND agent | Finds documents that contain both the word travel and the word agent |
| AND with phrases | "travel agent" AND "travel services"
"travel agent" "travel services" |
Finds documents that contain both the phrase travel agent and the phrase travel services |
| + required | + safety water | Finds documents that must contain the word safety (the term after the + symbol) and may contain the word water |
| NOT | drinking water NOT municipal
drinking water - municipal |
Finds documents that contain the word drinking and the word water but not the word municipal |
| NOT with phrase | charter NOT "Vancouver Charter"
charter - "Vancouver Charter" |
Finds documents that contain the word charter but not the phrase Vancouver Charter |
| Exact phrase | "workers compensation board" | Finds documents that contain the phrase workers compensation board |
| Single character wildcard | wom?n th?? | Finds documents that contain the words woman, women Finds document with this, that them, they, than |
| Multiple character wildcard | audit* a*t | Finds documents that contain the words audit, audits, auditor, etc. Finds that contain the words at, act, affect, assent, etc. |
| Fuzzy search | fusion~ | Finds documents that contain the words fusion, union, vision, etc |
| Ordered Proximity search | "security tax"~~10 | Finds documents with security and the word tax within 10 words, in the order given |
| Unordered Proximity search | "corporate tax”~10 | Finds documents that contain the word corporate and the word tax within 10 words, in any order |
| Grouping | (charter OR bylaw) AND police | Finds documents that contain either the word charter or the word bylaw and the word police |
Field Search Examples
Results of search: acts or regulations that contain the word "trailer" only in the quoted term of a definition.
Results of search: acts or regulations that contain the word municipality only in the bold headings preceding each section.
