Google Operators:

1. The '+' Plus operator

    

To force Google to search for a particular term, put a + sign operator in front of the word in the query. Note that you should not put a space between the + and the word. So, to search for the satirical newspaper The Hindu, use + The Hindu and not + The Hindu. (Please dont leave a gap between + and The)

The + operator is typically used in front of stop words that Google would otherwise ignore or when you want Google to return only those pages that match your search terms exactly. However, the + operator can be used on any term.

Want to learn about Mission Impossible ? “I” is a stop word and is not included in a search unless you precede it with a + sign.

• USE MI +I

• NOT MI I

2. The '-' Operator

    

To find pages without a particular term, put a – sign operator in front of the word in the query. The – sign indicates that you want to subtract or exclude pages that contain a specific term. Do not put a space between the – and the word, i.e.

For eg.

To search for biological virus and excluding the computer virus.

• USE virus -computer.

• NOT virus – computer.

3. The '~' operator

   The tilde (~) operator takes the word immediately following it and searches both for that specific word and for the word’s synonyms. It also searches for the term with alternative endings. The tilde operator works best when applied to general terms and terms with many synonyms. As with the + and – operators, put the ~ (tilde) next to the word, with no spaces between the ~ and its associated word

Why did Google use tilde? In math, the “~” symbol means “is similar to.” The tilde tells Google to search for pages that are synonyms or similar to the term that follows.

• ~inexpensive matches “inexpensive,” “cheap,” “affordable,” and “low cost”

Looking for a guide, help, tutorial, or tips on using Java?

• [Java ~guide]

  This will search for Java guide , Java Tutorial,Java Manual etc.

4) The OR operator, for which you may also use | (vertical bar), applies to the search terms immediately adjacent to it. The first and second examples will find pages that include either “Jaipur” or “Ajmer” or both terms, but not pages that contain neither “Jaipur” nor “Ajmer.”

For Eg.

Jaipur|Ajmer (This will display results of pages that contain the either of terms Jaipur Or Ajmer)

The use of 'OR' operator instead of '|' will produce same result.

5. The .. operator is used to specify the ranges.

For eg.

If you type watch 1000..2000 then it means that you are looking for a watch in the range of 1000 to 2000 Bucks.

6. The *operator is used as in a wild character

    

   For eg.

    

   Typing in ash* will search all the words beginning with ash.