In general, the Verity Search Engine reads your query from right to left,
processing each search string and operator action in turn to produce a results list
of matches. Some operators carry more weight than others, however, which may
affect the interpretation of your query.
In the Verity Query Language, the
Tip
To ensure that the OR operator is interpreted first, you can enclose the
search strings linked by the OR operator in parentheses as a
Rules for Interpreting Queries
