PRISM - Wildcards / Truncation

Wild Cards / Truncation Operators / "Character Masking"

• The Question Mark ( ? ) substitutes for any number of characters.
• The Number Sign ( # ) substitutes for one ( 1 ) or no characters.
• Up to five #s ( ##### ) can be used in a single term.
• NOTE:
  • A keyword must contain at least three initial characters for a Wild Card to be used in the word.

  Wild Card Label	Wild Card Usage	Example
  ?	Any number of characters	fin ti computer?
  #	1 or no characters	fi su wom#n
  Up to 5 #s	Number of characters equal to the number of #s	fi su psych####y

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