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Keyboard symbols: ⌘ The Command key, usually next to the Space bar. ⌥ The Option key. ⌃ The Control key (usually labeled with "ctrl"). ⇧ The Shift key. ⇥ The Tab key. ↩ The Return key. Frequently used terms: Search term: A text string telling EasyFind what to search. Consists of the search words connected by Boolean operators. Parts of the search words can be replaced by wildcards. Wildcards: Special characters acting as placeholders for one or many other characters. [Read more...] Boolean operators: Special words concatenating parts of more complex search terms using Boolean logic. [Read more...] File name extensions: The last part of a file name, after a '.' dot, noting the type of the file. The file name extension gives a hint to how to interpret the contents of the file. Examples: .txt (text file), .c (C language source file), .jpg (image in JPEG format), .doc (Microsoft Word file). Packages: Folders treated by the Finder like a single file. Examples: Mac OS X applications, Apple Pages files, DEVONthink Pro databases.