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