Example proximity connector searches in Checkpoint Classic

Learn how to make proximity connector searches in which a keyword or phrase occurs within a specified proximity to another keyword or phrase.

Search within any number of words from another word of phrase (the /n connector)

When to use: Use /n to search for terms within a number of words of another word or phrase, where n is a number.
Example search terms: "disclosure exception" /7 "negligence penalty"
Search results for the example: The search results will include documents that contain the phrase
disclosure exception
within 7 words of the phrase
negligence penalty
regardless of their order
Variation of example search terms to specify the order of terms: Enter:
"depreciation deduction" pre/6 "straight-line method"
Search results for the variation of the example: The search results will include documents that contain the phrase
depreciation deduction
within 6 words of the phrase
straight-line method
, in that exact order

Search within the same sentence (the /s proximity connector)

When to use: Use /s to search for terms within the same sentence (20 words) as another word or phrase.
Example search terms: "disclosure exception" /s "negligence penalty"
Example search results: The search results will include documents that contain the phrase
disclosure exception
within 20 words of the phrase
negligence penalty
regardless of their order
Variation of example search terms to specify the order of terms: Enter:
"depreciation deduction" pre/s "straight-line method"
Variation of example search results: The search results will include documents that contain the phrase
depreciation deduction
within 20 words of the phrase
straight-line method
, in that exact order

Search within the same paragraph (the /p proximity connector)

When to use: Use /p to search for terms within one paragraph (50 words) of another word or phrase.
Example search terms: "disclosure exception" /p "negligence penalty"
Example search results: The search results will include documents that contain the phrase
disclosure exception
within 50 words of the phrase
negligence penalty
regardless of their order
Variation of example search terms to specify the order of terms: Enter:
"depreciation deduction" pre/p "straight-line method"
Variation of example search results: The search results will include documents that contain the phrase
depreciation deduction
within 50 words of the phrase
straight-line method
, in that exact order