Editing Entrez (section)

== Features ==

The Entrez front page provides, by default, access to the global query.  All databases indexed by Entrez can be searched via a single query string, supporting [[Boolean algebra#Operations|Boolean operators]] and search term tags to limit parts of the search statement to particular fields.  This returns a unified results page, that shows the number of hits for the search in each of the databases, which are also linked to actual search results for that particular database.

Entrez also provides a similar interface for searching each particular database and for refining search results.  The Limits feature allows the user to narrow a search, a web forms interface.  The History feature gives a numbered list of recently performed queries.  Results of previous queries can be referred to by number and combined via Boolean operators.  Search results can be saved temporarily in a Clipboard.  Users with a MyNCBI account can save queries indefinitely, and also choose to have updates with new search results e-mailed for saved queries of most databases. It is widely used in the field of biotechnology as a reference tool for students and professionals alike.