5.5.1.8. Phrase search "" (specific order of terms)

For a phrase search (specific sequence of terms), place the entire search term in quotation marks.

Condition: All search terms must be found. There must be neither anything missing nor anything in between. There may be other terms outside the search term. The phrase search tolerates stemming^[25] and decomposition of compound words.

Example:

A search with

"Screw with nut"

also finds

Hexagonhead screws with
Nuts

For a better understanding, two important differences between phrase search and exact search should be mentioned:

Stemming:
Phrase search:
```
" with flanged pipe "
```
finds "with flared tube" (stemming tolerated)
Exact search:
```
{ with flanged pipe }
```
does not find "with flared pipe" (stemming not tolerated)
Compound words (mainly relevant in German):
Phrase search:
```
" screw with nut "
```
also finds "cap screw with nut". (The compound word "cheese head screw" has been treated separately internally).
Exact search:
```
{ Bolt with nut }
```
does not find "cap screw with nut".

^[25]stem reduction, normal form reduction of languages

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