phrase needed

[Donald Barclay]

I've heard such searches called "nested searches," but this may not be the
universally accepted term. Could there be a term from algebra that
describes such searches?

Donald A. Barclay
Coordinator of Electronic Services    always the beautiful answer
University of Houston Libraries       who asks a more beautiful question
dbarclay at uh.edu                               --e.e. cummings
www.uh.edu/~dbarclay

On Thu, 6 Nov 1997, bruce pomerantz wrote:

> Dear Web4Libers, 
> 
> Hope you take the adage, "The only dumb question is the one unasked" to
> heart as I ask: 
> 
> In boolean searching, what do you call the search strategy when you
> use one or more pairs in parentheses.  An example: 
> 
> (Cats or Dogs) (Mice or Birds) 
> 
> Thanks for not laughing. 
> 
> Bruce Pomerantz
> On Sabbatical in Cincinnati
>