Here's how it works:
* Wildcards: These are special characters that represent one or more characters in a search term.
* Common wildcards:
* Asterisk (*): Matches zero or more characters.
* Question mark (?): Matches a single character.
* Example:
* Searching for "cat*" would find words like "cat", "cats", "catching", "catalogue", etc.
* Searching for "run?" would find words like "run", "rung", "runs", etc.
This technique is especially useful when you:
* Don't know the exact spelling: You can use wildcards to search for words with different endings or variations in spelling.
* Want to find variations of a word: You can use wildcards to find words with different prefixes or suffixes.
* Search for a specific pattern: You can use wildcards to find words with specific letter combinations.
Note: The specific wildcards and their functionality might vary depending on the search engine or software you're using.