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EXPAND

Use the EXPAND command to display the indexes of searchable terms associated with a particular database. This is one of the most valuable commands available, particularly when you are unsure about how a particular term might be listed. EXPAND works like a window into a database: it allows you to see exactly how a term (word, phrase, author, journal, etc.) is indexed, and lets you SELECT your term directly out of the index.

To view the search terms in the Basic Index of a database, enter EXPAND followed by the term you are looking for (e.g., EXPAND EXPONENTIAL).

• To view the Basic Index:

?expand exponential

Ref   Items  Index-term
E1        5  EXPONENTIABILITY
E2       20  EXPONENTIABLE         Multiple-word entries are
E3    19414 *EXPONENTIAL           phrase-indexed descriptors
E4        1  EXPONENTIAL ACCURACY  <—or identifiers.
E5      240  EXPONENTIAL AND TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS 
E6        1  EXPONENTIAL ATTRACTION
E7        1  EXPONENTIAL B-SPLINES
E8       10  EXPONENTIAL BOUND
E9        2  EXPONENTIAL BOUNDS
E10       4  EXPONENTIAL BOX SPLINES
E11       1  EXPONENTIAL CLASS
E12       1  EXPONENTIAL CONVERGENCE
....

To view the search terms in an Additional Index, EXPAND the term or phrase preceded by its prefix (e.g., EXPAND AU=EINSTEIN).

• To view an Additional Index:

?expand au=einstein, a

Ref   Items  Index-term
E1        7  AU=EINSPRUCH, NORMAN G.
E2        1  AU=EINSTEIN KRAHN, DOROTHEE
E3        0 *AU=EINSTEIN, A    <—The EXPANDed term occurs
E4       33  AU=EINSTEIN, A.         in 0 records because of
E5      229  AU=EINSTEIN, ALBERT     punctuation or spelling
E6        1  AU=EINSTEIN, DAVID M.   variations, or because
E7        2  AU=EINSTEIN, GILLES O.  of additional initials.
E8        1  AU=EINSTEIN, H. E.
E9        7  AU=EINSTEIN, J.
E10       1  AU=EINSTEIN, J. R.
E11       2  AU=EINSTEIN, S.
E12       1  AU=EINTERT, DAGMAR
....

Usage Notes:

DialogLink 5: the VISUAL EXPAND (VE) command, a graphical version of EXPAND, is available in addition to EXPAND. See the DialogLink 5 User Guide under EXPAND for instructions on using the command.

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