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A database search term is a specific word or phrase entered into a computer interface to retrieve relevant records from an academic database. Because databases contain millions of records, users often need to experiment with different combinations and specificities of search terms to narrow down their results to highly relevant articles.

Database Search Term

A database thesaurus is a built-in tool that helps users identify the appropriate standardized index terms for their literature search. When an initial search term is too broad and returns an overwhelming number of records, the thesaurus can provide more specific index terms to help narrow down the results to highly relevant articles.

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