Search Tips
By default, if multiple search terms are entered together, the search engine will find all of the search terms within about 20 seconds of each other. The search will include closed-captioning data as well as program titles and descriptions.
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UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
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This page lists other ways to combine search terms in order to refine and filter search results.
Basic Search
These are basic tools for combining search terms.
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Use the syntax |
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| Search for multiple terms occurring together, or either separately. | OR |
Searching for:
will find the word "Senate" or "Congress,". |
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| Exclude results containing certain terms | NOT or -(minus sign) |
Searching for
or
will find the words "Apple" and "iPod" only where they appear without the word "iPhone." |
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| Search for an exact sequence of words | " " (quotation marks) |
Searching for
will find only results in which the phrase "Paris Hilton" appears exactly as in the quotation marks, and not mentions of "Paris" or "Hilton" alone, or results such as "the Hilton in Paris" |
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| Group words together in a search | ( ) (Parentheses) |
Searching for
will find "Houston" together with "Rockets," or "Houston" together with "Astros,". |
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| Search for things with colons or carets | \: or \^ |
Searching for
will correctly match "Star Trek: The Next Generation" |
Search Filters
These operators can be used with search terms to filter search results using metadata. By default, searches in the Link client will search closed-captioning data (Text), Title, and Description.
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Use the syntax |
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| Filter by date or date range |
DATE: Dates must be entered as a month/day or as month/day/year. Terms can be entered as as date or as a time period. Allowed time period terms are: TODAY, YESTERDAY, THISWEEK, LASTWEEK, THISMONTH, LASTMONTH, THISYEAR, LASTYEAR |
Searching for
will return mentions of "presidential" and "election" together in recordings made on January 13, 2008. Searching for
will return results from November 12. Searching for
will return results from the week that began at midnight on the most recent Sunday. Searching for
will return results from the week that ended at midnight on the most recent Sunday. Searching for
will return results from the current calendar month. Searching for
will return results from the previous calendar month. Searching for
will return results from the current calendar year. Searching for
will return results from the previous calendar year. |
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| Filter by date or date range | AFTER: and BEFORE: can be used to find results made before or after a date or time. Times must be entered in 24-hour (military) format. Date and time must be separated with a space. |
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will return results from after January 13, 2008 at 1:30 PM. Searching for
will return results from after January 13, 2008 at 1:30 AM. |
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| Filter by date or date range | AFTERCLIP: and BEFORECLIP: can be used to find Clip results made before or after a date or time. The results will only contain clips. |
Searching for
will return results only in clips created after January 13, 2008 at 1:30 AM. |
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| Filter by channel number, callsign, or network | NETWORK: Will restrict the search to recordings made on a particular network. |
Searching for
will return mentions of the exact phrase "New England Patriots" on Sportsnet. |
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| Filter by channel number, callsign, or network | CALLSIGN: Will restrict the search to recordings made on a channel with a particular callsign. |
Searching for
will return results from WABC. |
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| Filter by channel number, callsign, or network | CHANNEL: Can be used to restrict the search to a particular network, callsign, or channel number. |
Searching for
will return results from Sportsnet. Searching for
will return results from WABC. Searching for
will return results from channel 39. |
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| Filter by program genre/category, title, or description | TITLE: Returns only results from programs with this title. |
Searching for
could be used to find mentions of the phrase "satellite radio" during the program CNN Newsroom |
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| Filter by program genre/category, title, or description | CATEGORY: Will restrict searches to programs listed in a particular category in the SnapStream Program Guide. |
Searching for
will return mentions of Oprah Winfrey from shows that are categorized as news, including live news broadcasts, interviews, news magazines, etc. |
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| Filter by program genre/category, title, or description | DESCRIPTION: Search only within program descriptions, including general information about the program, names of actors, people appearing on the program, etc. |
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could be used to find mentions of health and care during programs that are described as debates. Searching for
could be used to find results from shows hosted by or featuring Katie Couric |
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| Search only the actor field within a show or movie. | ACTOR: name |
Searching for
could be used to find shows Jennifer Lawrence acted in. |
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| Filter results to credits for a show (director, producer, etc.) | CREDIT: name |
Searching for
could be used to find shows in which Spielberg was credited. |
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| Filter by type |
IS: Will restrict searches to a particular type of result. The following can be used as search terms with this operator: AD ARCHIVED CLIP GENERIC GIF HD MOVIE NEW ORIGINAL SHOWSQUEEZE SPORTS SCHEDULED
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could be used to find results that have been detected as advertisements. Searching for
could be used to find results that have been archived. Searching for
will only return results that are clips. Searching for
could be used to find generic episodes of TV shows; that is, episodes in the guide for which we know the series but not the specific episode. Searching for
will only return results that are GIFs. Searching for
will only return results that are in HD. Searching for
will only return results that are appearing on the guide close to their original air date; that is, not reruns. Searching for
will only return results that are movies. Searching for
will only return results that have not been Showsqueezed or clipped. Searching for
will only return results that have been transcoded to WMV or H.264 using SnapStream's Showsqueeze utility. Searching for
will only return results that have been marked as sports. Searching for
could be used to find guide results that are scheduled to occur in the future. |
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| Filter by folder | FOLDER |
Searching for
will return items that are in the folder named Recorded TV. |
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| Search only specific tags (time-coded and video tags) | TAG |
Searching for
will return items that are tagged with "Funny". |
Other Search Operators
These operators provide a variety of different functions that can help you refine your search and locate hard-to-find results.
In order to |
Use the syntax |
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| Search by prefix ("wildcard" search) | * (asterisk) An asterisk represents any number of unknown characters. This is known as a "wildcard" search. |
Searching for
will return results for "English," "England," etc. |
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| Search by prefix ("wildcard" search) | A wildcard cannot be used as the first character of a search term. |
Searching for
will return no results. |
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| Search for similar sounding words (useful for finding words with alternate spellings, or words that are frequently misspelled) | ~ (tilde) |
Searching for
can be used to find the name "John" together with alternate spellings like "Jon." |
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| Search for similar sounding words (useful for finding words with alternate spellings, or words that are frequently misspelled) | A tilde searches for words that are similar, but not identical, to the search term. This is known as "fuzzy" search. |
Searching for
will find the word "environment" along with misspellings like "envrionment" or "environemnt" |
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| Search for similar sounding words (useful for finding words with alternate spellings, or words that are frequently misspelled) | This operator can be used with either the number 1 or 2 to find results that are less or more similar to the term. When no number is entered, the term will be searched with a value of 2. |
Searching for
will find results closer to the actual term than
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| Find keywords that occur within a specified proximity of each other | " "~(number of words) Entering a phrase enclosed within quotation marks and followed by a tilde (~) and a number will search for the words in the phrase within that distance (in words) of each other. By default, when two or more search terms are entered, the search engine will search for them as far apart as possible (about 20 seconds). |
Searching for
will find the words "Senator" and "Clinton" within 10 words of each other. |
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| Restrict results to closed captioning data | TEXT: Will search only within closed-captioning data, not program title or description. This can be useful when searching for mentions of search terms that are likely to appear in titles or descriptions, such as mentions of actors, TV personalities or TV shows. |
Searching for
will return mentions of the phrase "The Daily Show" in closed-captioning data, but not programs titled The Daily Show |
