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Like Google search operators, Microsoft’s Bing also offers some powerful search operators to search effectively. You can use these operators to use Bing smartly. Here are some selected operators for a quick introduction:

• define  Triggers an Instant Answer definition for the specified word. Use- define word
• domain: Limits results to the specified domain. Use- domain:google.com
• intitle: Returns web pages that contain the specified term in the metadata title of the site. Use- intitle:ipod
• filetype: Returns only web pages of the specified file type. Use- india filetype:pdf
• language: Returns web pages written in a specific language. You need to use language code along with this operator. For example, language code for Hindi is hi. Use- ipod language:hi
• location: Returns web pages from a specific country or region. Again, you need to specify the country or region code directly after the location: operator. For the complete list of valid codes, refer Bing API documentation. Use- twitter location:in

The complete list of Bing.com search operators can be viewed here. Thanks Ashish for the tip.

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