Refine vs limit

[Joanne Wittenbrook <jwittenbrook -at- ameritech -dot- net>]

Barker, Evelyn G wrote:
>  
> Is there a generally accepted usage for "limit" vs. "refine" when 
talking about a search? In other words, is there something that spells out 
when in an interface you use "limit a search" vs. "refine a search"? Do 
they mean or imply different functionality, and is this spelled out in 
a style book or other authoritative place?
>  
> I checked the techwr-l site for this and my MS Manual of Style but 
didn't see anything to answer this. 
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  It would depend on the construction of the search engine algorithm. Limit would be the values that would follow "not". Refine might include values such as "and" "all of" and "exact phrase".
   
  Joanne

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