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In Knowledge Base searches, what words are ignored?

Unless enclosed in quotation marks, the common words listed below are ignored in Knowledge Base searches. Knowledge Base staff built this list by carefully evaluating each word's usefulness in finding specific documents. Every night, each word in every Knowledge Base document is indexed, except for the words on the list. Ignoring these words results in both faster index building and faster searches.

For example, if you search for the phrase I need computer account , the search will return all Knowledge Base documents that contain "computer" and "account", but "I" and "need" will be ignored. Since "I" and "need" occur in many Knowledge Base documents, ignoring them and other common words makes searches more successful.

Although most single characters are ignored in Knowledge Base searches, you can still search using C , R , or X, because these are common computing terms at Indiana University; see How can I search the Knowledge Base for C, R, or X?

In addition, the Knowledge Base treats many punctuation marks as white space and does not consider them as part of your search.

To include ignored words in your search, enclose each of the words in quotes. This will produce exact matches of words or phrases included in the quotes, including any punctuation marks, uppercase or lowercase letters, and spaces.

The following words are ignored:

a able about above according across actual actually adj
afterwards against almost alone along already also although always
am among amongst an and anyhow anyone anything appear
are aren't around as at b be became because
become becomes becoming been beforehand began behind being below
beside besides better between beyond billion both but by
called can can't cannot cant co co. could couldn't
crap currently d did didn't difference directly do does
doesn't don't done dont down during e e.g. each
eg eight eighty either else elsewhere ended ending enough
even ever every everyone everything everywhere except f few
fifty finding five following for former formerly forty found
four from further g getting go going gone h
had has hasn't have haven't he he'd he'll he's
hence her here here's hereafter hereby herein hereupon hers
herself him himself his how however hundred i i'd
i'll i'm i've i.e. if im in inc inc.
including indeed instead into is isn't it it's its
itself j just know knowing known kruft kudos l
later latter latterly let let's like likely look ltd
m made makes making many may maybe meantime meanwhile
meeting might million miss missed moreover mostly mr mrs
much must my myself n namely need needs neither
nevertheless nine ninety no nobody none nonetheless noone nor
not note nothing now nowhere o of often once
one one's only onto or other others otherwise our
ours ourselves overall p part per perhaps picked picking
place please pm possible provide q questions rather really
reason recently rid rotten s saw see seeing seem
seemed seeming seems seen seven seventy several she she'd
she'll she's should shouldn't showed showing shown since six
sixty so some somehow someone something sometime sometimes somewhere
still stopping such sure t take taken taking ten
than thanks that that'll that's that've the their them
themselves then thence there there'd there'll there're there's there've
thereafter thereby therefore therein thereupon these they they'd they'll
they're they've things think thinking thirty this those though
thought thousand three through throughout thru thus to together
too took toward towards trillion try twenty two u
under unless unlike unlikely until up upon us v
v. vast versus very via vs vs. w want
was wasn't way we we'd we'll we're we've were
weren't what what'll what's what've whatever whence whenever where's
whereafter whereas whereby wherein whereupon wherever whether while whither
who'd who'll who's whoever whole whom whomever whose will
wish with within without won't would wouldn't y yes
yet you you'd you'll you're you've youll your youre
yours yourself yourselves

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Last modified on May 07, 2013.

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