... Masking

Not only at the end, but also within keywords, you can replace one or more letters with a character. This is called masking. The characters you use for this are called wildcard or joker. Usually this is a question mark (?) or a hash (#), but this can vary from database to database. Also, the number of characters replaced by one wildcard or joker can vary from database to database. Check the help file of the relevant database for this.

Masking can be useful if you are in doubt about the spelling of a word or if the spelling may vary.


Examples

Globalization

Globalisation

Globali?ation
 

Behaviour

Behavior

Behavio?r

 

Colour

Color

Col?r



   




   

Globalization

Globalization

Behavior

Behaviour

Color

Color
Old and new spelling: c or k?    A?tie    

Action Research

Action Research
Between N?    Panne?koek    

Pancake

Pancake

Engelse en Amerikaanse spelling

Globali?ation

 

Behavio?r

 

Col?r

Globalisation

Globalization

Behavior

Behaviour

Color

Colour

Oude en nieuwe spelling: c of k? A?tie

Actieonderzoek

Aktieonderzoek

Wel of geen tussen N? Panne?koek

Pannekoek

Pannenkoek