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Become familiar with these terms to get the most out of working with DEVONagent Express. Keyboard symbols ⌘ The Command key, usually next to the Space bar. ⌥ The Option key. ⌃ The Control key (usually labeled with "ctrl"). ⇧ The Shift key. ⇥ The Tab key. ↩ The Return key. Interface Elements Alternative menu item: Some menu items have less frequently used counterparts that are hidden by default. Press the ⌥Option key when visiting the menu or context menu to make them appear. Plugin: Modules that act as the connector between DEVONagent Express and search engines. Each plugin is the interface for one or more search engines. In addition, plugins can extend DEVONagent Express with other functionality, e.g., scanners. Read more... Operators, Queries, Search Sets Boolean operators: Boolean operators are AND, OR, and NOT. They are used to define how words or parts of search terms relate to each other. Example: 'steve AND jobs'. Read more... Query: A 'question' sent to one or multiple search engines through a search engine plugin. The query (the question) is written in a formalized style using search words, Boolean operators, and parentheses. Read more... Search engine: A computer that keeps an index of documents or information and that can be searched by providing it with a query. Search engines are generally used through a web browser. DEVONagent Express emulates this human-computer interaction through plugins. Search results: A pool of documents or links to documents, e.g., webpages or PDF documents, returned by a search run. Search run: The process of sending a query to one or multiple search engines. Search set: A set of parameters that defines how DEVONagent Express conducts a search run. Search sets contain which search engine plugins shall be used, which scanners shall be applied, and what to do with the search results when the search run is completed. Search term: See above: Query. Read more...