Glossary

Term	Definition
Boolean operators	String that defines a logical relationship between search terms. Example: AND, OR.
Distance search	Searching for terms that are not next to each other.
Fuzzy search	Searching for the term and similar terms.
Linguistics	Optional component. Allows a linguistic processing of the search term.
Metadata	Additional information about the document that go beyond the content itself. Examples: author, modification date, file extension.
Range query	Expert search. Searching for value ranges in metadata fields.
Search profile	Defines with which scope and settings search is performed. Configured by the administrator.
Search syntax	Set of rules for defining queries.
Searching for phrases	Searching for terms that are next to each other.
Wildcard search	Searching with wildcards like an asterisk * or a question mark ?.