Proximity searches
Use a proximity search to find two words within a specified distance of each other. To create a proximity search, enclose the two words within quotation marks, and follow them with a tilde character (~) and a numerical value. For example:
Related information
"cloud computing"~5
The numerical value specifies the maximum number of words that can exist between the words in quotes.
Note the following when using proximity searches:
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The returned results are not highlighted.
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Insight Personal Archive limits the proximity word count to a maximum of 49 words.
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Wildcard characters cannot be used in a proximity search.
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The results from a proximity search can contain stop words, but the stop words are excluded from the proximity word count.