Computer Science, asked by kristen8375, 10 months ago

When using a search engine what does a minus sign used with keywords in the search box means? Explain in brief with the help of an example ?

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Answered by upadhyayyash02
17

Answer:

These are special/ Advanced Google Search operators Created to provide you the optimum Result with Respect to the Operator used along with some Keywords.

1} Minus(-) Sign adding '-' before a word in a query will tell a search engine to ignore pages that use that word prominently. This can be especially helpful when you're trying to find a specific piece of information, but the word that you're using has multiple meanings.

2}Plus (+) Sign Force exact-match on a single phrase. Deprecated with the launch of Google+.

For example,

If you type in Apple -fruit, Google considers this as you want to subtract the results related to fruit from your search. So most of the results that you see will be related to Apple products.

On the contrary, if your type in Apple +fruit, Google considers this as you want to include results for fruit in your search and hence most of the results will be about the fruit apple.

Explanation:

Answered by HTMLKEVIN
2

Answer:

Using a minus symbol (-) will not process anything that will be typed after it. In simple terms it means that anything you type after the minus symbol(-) will be hidden.

QUOTATION MARKS MUST BE USED

Explanation:

Here's an example :

What is a periodic table -"ok"

What you will get when you search :

What is a periodic table

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