Intelligent Searching

Since relevance ranking relieves you of constructing complex query syntax, you get to enter natural language queries. This means that you can describe the information you want in the same terms you would use in speaking naturally. For example, if you wanted to find information on offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, you could enter the following natural language query in PLWeb Turbo:

offshore oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico

A comparable query using Boolean logical syntax would be entered as:

offshore OR oil OR drilling OR Gulf OR Mexico

As you can see, Boolean logic makes you accommodate the computer by speaking its language; PLWeb Turbo's intelligent processing of your natural language input allows the computer to accommodate you by understanding your native tongue. Since you don't have to spend the time figuring out the correct logic and phrasing that Boolean queries require, you can find what you need faster.

Of course, there are times when you will need the narrow focus and precision that a Boolean query provides. For this reason, PLWeb Turbo fully supports Boolean searching.

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