BASIC OPERATORS |
MEANING |
FINDS PAGES CONTAINING THE... |
| |
Google Truths |
the words Google and Truths. |
| OR |
google OR Truths |
either the word Google or the word Truths |
| " " |
"To each his own" |
the exact phrase to each his own |
| - (hyphen) |
virus - computer |
the word virus but NOT the word computer |
| + (Plus) |
+sock |
Only the word sock, and not the plural or any tenses or synonyms |
| ~ |
~auto loan |
loan info for both the word auto and its synonyms: truck, car, etc. |
| * |
red * blue |
the words red and blue separated by one or more words. |
| Feeling Lucky |
I'm Feeling Lucky |
Takes you directly to first web page returned for your query. |
| CALCULATOR OPERATORS |
MEANING |
TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX |
| + |
addition |
45 + 39 |
| - |
subtraction |
45 - 39 |
| * |
multiplication |
45 * 39 |
| / |
division |
45 / 39 |
| % of |
percentage of |
45% of 39 |
| ^ |
raise to a power |
2^5
(2 to the 5th power) |
| ADVANCED OPERATORS |
MEANING |
WHAT TO TYPE INTO SEARCH BOX (& DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS) |
| site: |
Search only one website |
admission site:www.stanford.edu
(Search Stanford Univ. site for admissions info.) |
| [#]…[#] |
Search within a
range of numbers |
DVD player Rs. 100..150
(Search for DVD players between Rs. 100 and Rs. 150) |
| link: |
linked pages |
link:.stanford.edu
(Find pages that link to the Stanford University website.) |
| info: |
Info about a page |
info:www.stanford.edu
(Find information about the Stanford University website.) |
| related: |
Related pages |
related:www.stanford.edu
(Find websites related the Stanford University website.) |
| define: |
define:computer |
definitions of the word computer from around the Web. |
