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CONTAINS Query Operators

This chapter describes operator precedence and provides description, syntax, and examples for every CONTAINS operator. The following topics are covered:

• Operator Precedence

• ABOUT

• ACCUMulate ( , )

• AND (&)

• Broader Term (BT, BTG, BTP, BTI)

• EQUIValence (=)

• Fuzzy

• HASPATH

• INPATH

• MINUS (-)

• Narrower Term (NT, NTG, NTP, NTI)

• NEAR (;)

• NOT (~)

• OR (|)

• Preferred Term (PT)

• Related Term (RT)

• soundex (!)

• stem ($)

• Stored Query Expression (SQE)

• SYNonym (SYN)

• threshold (>)

• Translation Term (TR)

• Translation Term Synonym (TRSYN)

• Top Term (TT)

• weight (*)

• wildcards (% _)

• WITHIN