search term

collocation in English

meaningsofsearchandterm

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search
noun
uk
/sɜːtʃ/us
/sɝːtʃ/
an attempt to find someone ...
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term
noun
uk
/tɜːm/us
/tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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(Definition ofsearchandtermfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsearch term

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Thesearchtermof diabetes in conjunction with combinations of the following terms: knowledge, patient information, information needs, education, educational needs and patient education were used.
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Thus, a user would not be restricted to one identifyingsearchtermin order to retrieve an item.
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This allows them the ability to create pages that specifically advertise the particularsearchtermthe visitor came in through.
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The user is able to use anysearchterm(word, phrase, title, name, subject) to search the entire collection.
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Users can search for a term or phrase and then go right to the portion of the podcast that contains thesearchterm.
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When you enter asearchterm, your query is directed to the closest datacenter.
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A teaser video was released a few days later, with the video becoming a topsearchtermon various web portals.
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This way, a phone call that converts into business can be traced to the keywordsearchtermthat drove the phone call.
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Disambiguation pages help people choose between possible/likely meanings of asearchterm.
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Search results where thesearchtermappears are displayed complete with thumbnails of the page.
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A site can pass specialized terms from the url to its search engine as asearchterm.
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The keywords used as search terms were: radiation, erythema, acute skin reactions, adverse effects, wound management and desquamation.
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Search terms similar to those used in the major database search strategies were applied to these meta-indexes.
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This was the identification of new search terms by the user or intermediary from the relevant material.
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However, more irrelevant records may also be retrieved by these search terms.
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Experienced searchers used more synonyms and concentration on combining search terms than novice users.
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As a result, the original search terms were refined by adding restrictions to the terms that appeared too ambiguous (filter 1).
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By using suitable search terms and appropriate search techniques nurses should be able to locate the information they seek.
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These should include data bases used, years covered, any language restrictions, and key search terms.
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