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Wildcard and Fuzzy Search Syntax (Select Collections)
Wildcard and Fuzzy Search Syntax (Select Collections) (Sahih el Boykhari · Select Collections) — "Learn how wildcards, fuzzy matching, term boosting, and Boole…
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- Search query techniques
- Wildcards match any set of one or more characters
- Example: test* matches test, tester, testers, and similar terms
- Fuzzy search finds terms with similar spelling
- Example: swore~ finds swore, snore, and score
- Term boosting gives higher relevance to words with greater weight
- Example: pledge^4 gives pledge higher weight than hijrah
- Boolean operators create complex phrase and word queries
- Example: ("pledge allegiance" OR "shelter") AND prayer
