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double quotesThe double quotes (") symbol is used to delineate a string of text as in the C statement printf ("Press Enter now.\n");. They are also used to delineate a phrase for searching. If you enter "absolute measurement" in a Web search engine, you are asking for an article that contains the two-word phrase, not one that has the two words individually anywhere within the text. See single quotes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Added characters (hyphen, space) are enclosed in double quotes and elements are separated by commas. Generally, either single quotes (` ') or double quotes (" ") will work, but you must be consistent within the search. |
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