| How to build a field search using "title:" and "anchor:" |
The following criteria work in Altavista's Advanced Search
REMEMBER:
"title:" is like looking for a signpost saying "Locarno";
"anchor:" is like looking for a signpost saying "Locarno: 5 km in this direction".
| To find pages with ... | Search criteria | Examples of text found in the field specified |
| title: | ||
| a word in the title | title:manufacturers | ... manufacturers ... |
| a phrase in the title | title:semiconductor manufacturers | ... semiconductor manufacturers ... |
| all words in the title (any order) | title:list AND title:semiconductor* AND title:manufacturers | ... list of
semiconductor manufacturers ... ... list of manufacturers of semiconductors ... ... semiconductor manufacturers list ... .... list of semiconductors recalled by manufacturers ... ... Peter's favourite semiconductor links: list of manufacturers ... |
| any of the words in the title | title:manufacturers
OR title:suppliers which is the same as: title:(manufacturers OR suppliers) NOTE: This alternative method does not work with "AND". |
... manufacturers ... ... suppliers ... ... manufacturers and suppliers ... |
| combining the above | title:list
AND title:semiconductor* AND (title:manufacturers OR
title:suppliers) which is the same as: title:list AND title:semiconductor* AND title:(manufacturers OR suppliers)
|
... list of
semiconductor manufacturers ... ... list of manufacturers of semiconductors .... ... list of semiconductor suppliers ... ... list of suppliers of semiconductors ... ... semiconductor manufacturers list ... |
| anchor: | ||
| a word in the text of a hyperlink | anchor:manufacturers | ... manufacturers ... |
| a phrase in the text of a hyperlink | anchor:semiconductor manufacturers | ... semiconductor manufacturers ... |
| all words in the text of a hyperlink (any order) | anchor:(list
NEAR semiconductor* NEAR (makers OR
manufacturers)) NOTE: |
... list of European
semiconductor manufacturers ... ... list of American manufacturers of semiconductors ... ... list of semiconductor makers ... ... semiconductor manufacturers list ... |
| any of the words in the text of a hyperlink | 1) anchor:manufacturers
OR anchor:suppliers 2) anchor:(manufacturers OR suppliers) |
... manufacturers
... ... suppliers ... ... manufacturers and suppliers ... |
| combining the above | anchor:(list NEAR semiconductor* NEAR (manufacturers OR suppliers)) | ... list of
semiconductor manufacturers ... ... list of manufacturers of semiconductors .... ... list of semiconductor suppliers ... ... list of suppliers of semiconductors ... Gray's Semiconductor Page has a comprehensive list of IC manufacturers on it Click here to see my favourite semiconductor links (List of Manufacturers) |
NOTE: "..." means there can be text before and after the given word/phrase
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