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Search Engine Features Chart

* See also Search Engines by Search Features.
* Search engines grouped by size; all words link to more detailed reviews.

Last updated Jul. 12, 2023.
by Greg R.

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