Keyword Search

• EXACT Search: One or more alphanumeric keyword search terms are entered, enclosed in quotation marks. Returned results will match the exact the search string in quotation marks from the records' searchable fields. (Example: A search for "Potomac Hydraulic" will return only results containing "Potomac Hydraulic.")
• OR Search: More than one alphanumeric keyword search term is entered, separated by one or more spaces. Returned results will list records containing any of the search terms within the records' searchable fields. (Example: a search for Potomac Hydraulic will return all results containing Potomac as well as all results containing Hydraulic)
• AND Search: More than one alphanumeric keyword search term is entered, separated by the 'AND' operator. Returned results will contain both the first and any subsequent search term(s). (Example: a search for Potomac AND Hydraulic will return results containing both Potomac and Hydraulic, but they do not need to appear adjacent to one other in the records' searchable fields.)
• MINUS Search: More than one alphanumeric keyword search term is entered, separated by the dash character ('-'). Returned results will list records containing the first search term but excluding any subsequent terms. (Example: a search for Potomac -Hydraulic will returns all results that do contain Potomac but do not contain Hydraulic within the records' searchable fields)
• WILDCARD Search: An alphanumeric keyword search term is followed by an asterisk. Returned results will list records containing the search term and any strings that begin with the search term. (Example: a search for Poto* will return results containing Poto as well as results containing any string that begins with Poto, such as Potomac, Potowmack, etc.)