Logical operator

When searching for information on a CD-ROM or the Internet it is possible to use keywords and to link those with logical operators such as and and or. They allow the search to be narrowed or widened. For example, "horse and plough" would only find information which contained both the words, whilst "horse or plough" would find any reference which contained either one or other word, including information on modern farm equipment and show-jumping.

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