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Search Engine Features Chart

Last updated May. 22, 2006.
by Greg R. Notess

* See also Search Engines by Search Features.
* Search engines grouped by size; all words link to more detailed reviews.

Search Engines	Boolean	Default	Proximity	Truncation	Fields	Limits	Stop	Sorting
Google Review	-, OR	and	Phrase	No (stems) word in phrase	intitle, inurl, link, site, more	Language, filetype, date, domain	Few, + searches	Relevance, site
Yahoo! Review	AND, OR, NOT, ( ), -	and	Phrase	No word in phrase	intitle, inurl, link, site, more	Language, file type, date, domain	No	Relevance, site
Ask Review	-, OR	and	Phrase	No	intitle, inurl, site	Language, site, date	Yes, + searches	Relevance, metasites
MSN Search Review	AND, OR, NOT, ( ), -	and	Phrase	No	intitle, link, site, loc, url	Language, site	Varies, + searches	Relevance,site, sliders
Gigablast Review	AND, OR, AND NOT, ( ), +, -	and	Phrase	No	title, site, ip, more	Domain, type	Varies, + searches	Relevance
Exalead Review	AND, OR, NOT, ( ),-	and	Phrase, NEAR	Yes and stems	intitle, inurl, link, site	Language, file type, date, domain	Varies, + searches	Relevance, date
WiseNut Review	- only	and	Phrase	No	No	Language	Yes, + searches	Relevance, site