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Basic searching
How our search works
Choosing keywords
Site searches
Section searches
Advanced searches (Manufacturer, Category,
Sub Category, Search Item)
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Frequently
Asked Questions
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Do
I need to type whole words?
Can I use multiple keywords?
Do capital letters matter?
Does spelling matter?
General
Search Tips
Basic
searching
To search the Orbitsat.com Web site, simply enter one or
more keywords into the Search box and then either click on
one of the buttons or press your computer's [enter] or
[return] key. We'll look for matches to the keyword (or
words) you entered and display them. If you're getting no
results, check to make sure you're spelling your keywords
correctly. If you're using multiple keywords, you may get
better results if you use fewer words. You can also try
using shorter versions of your keywords (see "How our
search works" for an explanation).
How our search works
We use the keywords you enter to try and find exact
matches, and then we try to find similar matches. We find
similar matches by doing what's called
"stemming" — we take the keyword you entered
and try to make it into longer words. For instance, if you
enter "comp," we'll try "compact" and
"computer" along with other options. This
generates more results, but sometimes the results you get
back are a little surprising.
We ignore punctuation, since it's not that useful. Well,
it's useful for communicating, but not for searching
databases.
We assume an AND. You probably don't want to know about
Boolean operators, so let's just say that we assume your
search results need to have all of the keywords you enter.
If you enter three keywords, you'll get back only the
results that have all three. If something has just two, it
won't show up.
Choosing keywords
Generally speaking, shorter is better (see "How our
search works" for information on stemming). Also,
entering fewer keywords will usually turn up a longer list
of results, while entering more keywords will usually
generate fewer results.
Site searches
Please note that this feature is
not Yet available.
When you search the entire Orbitsat.com Web
site, we look for both products and site text matches to
your keyword(s). For example, if you enter
"television," we'll find all of our televisions
(we have quite a few) and we'll also find the Televisions
main page, as well as any articles or reviews we may have
on televisions.
Section searches
When you search within a section, we check our product
catalogs to find matches to your search. For example, if
you enter "satellite," we'll find products with
"satellite" in their description, like
satellite, satellite systems, satellite accessories,
satellite equipment and so on.
Advanced searches (Manufacturer,
Category, Sub Category, Search Item)
In the Advanced Search sections, you can narrow your
focus, searching by Manufacturer,
Category, Sub Category or actual Search Item
For example, if you search for "Satellite " in
Manufacturer, you'll find the every satellite product
relate manufactured by the brand you search for. You'll
get both exact matches and similar searches, by the way.
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Frequently
Asked Questions
Q:
Do I need to type whole words?
A:
No, but it will help us be more accurate in generating
results. If you find that you're not getting as many
results as you want, you can try to generate more by using
shorter forms of words.
Q:
Can I use multiple keywords?
A:
Yes, but we'll only provide results with all of your
keywords in them. So if you search for "satellite
modem" you'll only get results with both words in
them. If we have any satellites with built-in modems,
you'd get those.
Q:
Do capital letters matter?
A:
No, our search engine is "case-insensitive." It
doesn't care whether you capitalize or not. Even if your
English teacher does.
Q:
Does spelling matter?
A:
Yes. Computers are fairly limited in their ability to
guess. We'll try, but you'll usually get much better
results if you spell your keywords correctly.
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