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SEARCHING PANDORA'S WORD BOX
Word A Day - WordServer(s) as Search Engines
Computer Cruising - Word Weaving
Text Contents and Style
Pandora's Word Box
and WordServers Main Page
Word a Day and WordServers
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Word-Ideas
The contents and text format for Pandora's Word Box are different from works compiled for
printed media. The format used was chosen to facilitate computer cruising across
contents and to elucidate links based on ideas contained in different words. In
this regard we emphasize the genealogy of ideas rather than pure etymology.
In addition to a global WordServer (search engine), there are variants that
can be used to emphasize mythology, medicine, history, literature, etc.
Cruising is possible using PageUp, PageDown, and arrow keys. Another way of
navigating is to use a the WordSearcher (a standard component part) by selecting
a word (as a main entry or anywhere or a root of a word) to jump, navigate or
weave from one word-idea to another; an example of "word weaving" starting with "fear"
is given below. Other examples are found in the page "Word a Day" or "Sample
Word-Ideas".
Word Weaving is used here to denote a process of interlacing ideas. Weaving using
a word-idea may open paths reflecting various meanings or innuendoes. "Fear"
may lead to "consternation", "claustrophobia" or it may lead
to show a dichotomy between "Epicurean" and "Christian" in
regards to "fear" and "death" or "fear of God".
Other paths opened by "Fear" may relate to anger, phobia, catharsis
or Mythology (Phea, Mars).
To search for words, three modes may be used
(NOTE: all are case insensitive, one mode is blank insensitive)
Exact and Main Entry ONLY will find the exact entry
Exact Occurrence Anywhere will find a word present anywhere (exact).
Partial Matches Anywhere will find a letter sequence in any word
anywhere (note that this mode is blank insensitive)
Exact Matches bypass minor variants (plural etc)
Partial Matches generate the most "hits"
Examples of Searches for "Logic"
Exact search for a "main entry" for logic finds ~ LOGIC (~ precedes main entries).
Exact search for word LOGIC finds LOGIC anywhere (exact matches only).
Partial match search for LOG will search for LOG* or *LOG or *LOG* (* standing for
any characater including blank) will find LOGical cataLOG or bioLOGic.
The contents in the Pandora's Word Box were compiled in a style to facilitate computer searching. Relatedly, the format adopted displays:
main text in CAPS
text of lesser importance in LOWER CASE
tags are given in lower case (pull list by using help key F4)
special characters and accents are avoided as much as possible
therefore . , ; : - _ ` ' are rarely seen
ASCII characters in the range of 32 to 127 are used
- the ASCI range 1 to 31 and beyond 128 may be translated differently by diverse computer systems
- Special characters including accents are AVOIDED.
- Special characters used in Greek Spanish German French or
other alphabets are not shown
- Spanish soft N is shown as N~ thus DON~A
- We realize that character ASCII 165 can generate a Spanish soft N -
however it may also unpredictably translate into a " % "
- Punctuation marks are replaced by extra spaces lines or tags.
- Hyphenated or compound words are avoided and may be may be shown
both ways (separated and fused as in MEXICAN AMERICAN or MEXICANAMERICAN.
- Plurals are avoided - consider searching for singular and plural as in foot - feet.
feet).
- Alternative spelling styles are emphasized.
- Words of Greek origin may be shown preserving the letter K and be
repeated elsewhere showing a C.
- Mythological names are given in a form mostly derived from Greek
using Latinized spelling endings of Greek names may be shown as
"os" and "us.
- Surnames are given in capital letters.
- Searchable surnames may be followed by a tag [#].
- Names given as a main entry show the sequence of - first middle and last
name - followed by birth and death years as in main entry ~ CHEKHOV which
is followed by Anton Pavlovich CHEKHOV 1860-1904
MAIN TEXT IS IN CAPITAL CHARACTERS.
******Tags and items of secondary importance
are in LOWER CASE.
******Every MAIN ENTRY is preceded by the tag
" ~ "
Note: MAIN WORD ENTRIES
******- are in ALPHABETICAL SEQUENCE except
*******when marked as " ~! altseq "
******- are SEPARATED by BLANK LINES except
*******when conceptually linked (shown next)
******~ AGAPE**********gr
AGAPE = LOVE
******~ AGAPEMONE****MEN
AND WOMEN LIVING PROMISCUOUSLY IN COMMON
************************from gr AGAPE and
MONE = LOVE and ABODE
************************hx> A LOVE FEAST
OF EARLY CHRISTIANS ...
To search and weave across word-ideas consider
- Spelling variants as in "Plow Plough"
- Word-ideas relationships as in "Juno Hera"
- Word roots as in "VITamin reVITalize"
- Cross References, Pointers and Tags
<see or see>****implies****Strong hint
<sug or sug>****implies****Hint
<ply or ply>****implies****Suggestions presented as an array of words to tease
*************************word-idea associations
as in
*************************ply> | GAZing at a
GAZette showing a GAZelle |
- Special tags, Special domains
lit+******implies**** literature
med>****implies****
Medicine
05/Sep/2004
February 12, 2001