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Search Using Wildcard Characters IN the Basic Search

 With the help of truncation characters (wildcard characters) variations of a word can be included in the search. Question marks ? or asterisks * can be used as wildcard characters.

Question Mark: A single question mark replaces one character; two question marks replace two characters etc. Question marks can be used either in the middle of or at the end of a word.

Example:

Basic Search:            vamp?r
Results:                    Contributions found contain vampir or vampyr in the categories Contributor, Contribution title or Publication title.

Basic Search:             Germani?us
Results:                     Contributions found contain Germanicus or Germanikus in the categories Contributor, Contribution title or Publication title.

Asterisk: An asterisk replaces any number of characters, including zero characters. It can be used in the middle of or at the end of a word.

Example:

Basic Search:            revolution*  
Results:                    Contributions found contain words like revolution, revolutionär, revolutionäre, revolutionierung, revolutions etc. in the categories Contributor, Contribution title or Publication title.

Basic Search:            rett*
Results:                    Contributions found contain rettet, rettung, retter, rettungsweg etc. in the categories Contributor, Contribution title or Publication title.

Note:  Wildcard characters cannot be used in phrases.

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    Combining Search Terms in the Basic Search