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Wildcards / Truncation
| Wildcards | A
search term does not always have to be entered in its complete
form. The truncated search term must contain at least 3
characters. Search terms may be truncated
from left or right, or from the middle of the word. See also the
examples below.
Note. Right and middle truncation is not possible in a title search. |
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| Symbols to use |
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| Examples | Truncation form | Enter | Searches for: | ||||
| Left truncation | *management |
management mismanagement etc. |
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| Middle truncation 1) | colo$r |
color colour |
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| an*ity |
anonymity animosity etc. |
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| Right truncation | vehic* |
vehicle vehicles vehicular etc. |
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| rocket$ |
rocket rockets |
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| Combinations | *card$ |
card cards chipcard chipcards etc. |
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| Jans$en$ 2) |
Jansen Janszen Jansens Janssen Janssens |
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| colo$r* |
color colour colorless colourless coloring colouring etc. |
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1) Middle truncation for one character only is known also as masking.
2) Click HERE to find out more about using wildcards when searching by author names.