Shortcuts and Prefixes
Many search engines offer special prefixes or shortcuts to let you find answers quickly. Below are some selected examples:
| Shortcut | Yahoo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area Codes | not offered | area code seattle |
| Calculator | 5-2*2 | 4*(12-6/3) |
| Conversion | 160 pounds * 4000 feet in Calories | convert miles |
| Dictionary | define World Wide Web | define veracity |
| Maps | 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC | 100 institute road worcester ma |
| Phonebook | George Bush Washington, DC | People, Yellow Pages |
| Stock Quotes | csco | quote yhoo |
| Synonym Finder | not offered | synonym apex |
| Weather | weather worcester, ma | weather worcester |
- Google Web Search Features
- Yahoo Shortcuts
- Soople form based method to search Google.
- Gahoo!Yoogle.com splits Google and Yahoo into two panes to compare results
Last modified: Jun 07, 2005, 13:20 EDT
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