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SPC 1301: Fundamentals of Speech: Boolean Operators

Boolean Operators

How You Should Use Boolean in Google

Image: Google logoImage: PowerPoint slide. Title: AND. Google automatically puts the Boolean search operator ‘AND’ in between search terms. Example: Typing the search terms ‘drug abuse crime’ into Google’s search bar is really like searching for drug AND abuse AND crime.Image: PowerPoint slide. Title: Or. Using the Boolean search operator ‘OR’ during Google searches. What it does: searches for webpages that include either search term used. What to type: vacation London OR Paris. What you’ll get: results with the word ‘vacation’ and either ‘London’ OR ‘Paris’.Image: PowerPoint slide. Title: Not. Using the Boolean search operator ‘NOT’ during Google searches. You do a NOT search by using the minus sign. What it does: excludes search results with a particular word or phrase. What to type: Titanic –movie. What you’ll get: results about the Titanic that are NOT related to the movie.