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# Provide users with powerful and flexible search

# Provide users with powerful and flexible search {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
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* Updated February 4, 2025
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read

AI Search includes search features that help users find the answers they need.  

Powerful query language

:   Query for indexed terms and phrases. Control query logic with Boolean operators. Match a range of indexed terms using wildcard operators.

    For a complete guide to supported query language syntax and operators, see [AI Search query language](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/5~p0l0lvrYgN6t6LjoIs8w "Learn how to construct search queries using terms, phrases, and AI Search query operators.").

Auto-complete search queries

:   Display suggestions in the input field as users compose their searches. Suggestions include recent and popular search queries and results as well as entries from the user's personal search history.

    Auto-complete suggestions are linguistic features that search administrators configure in search application configurations. For more information on auto-complete suggestion type settings, see [Configure an auto-complete suggestion type in an AI Search application configuration](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Fi3z9960NpMYpbbs7MrbGw#config-auto-complete-srch-app-ais "Modify default settings for display of auto-complete suggestions of a selected type in your search application's input field.").

Language-sensitive lemma and Unicode normalization of search query terms

:   Support natural language search by expanding search query terms to match alternate inflections and forms. AI Search supports language-specific lemma normalization for Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, French - Canada, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, and Traditional Chinese. It supports Unicode normalization for content in all ServiceNow AI Platform® languages.

    Lemma and Unicode normalization are linguistic features that don't require configuration. For more details on normalization behavior, see [Lemma and Unicode normalization](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/dtWWHHYDmYUsOuASp_0jvg "AI Search normalizes inflected words and Unicode glyphs during indexing and at search query time. Normalization improves search recall and enables users to find content with variant forms of their search query terms.").

Expand search query terms using configurable synonyms

:   Improve search recall by configuring language-specific dictionaries of terms with equivalent meanings or usage. When a search query includes any of these terms, AI Search expands it to include all equivalent terms, providing users with a more natural search experience.

    Synonyms are linguistic features that search administrators configure in search profiles. For details on configuring synonyms and synonym dictionaries, see [Synonyms](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/cjrGZ8bePEfjKrApMpyYnQ "Synonyms expand search queries to include additional terms with equivalent meaning or usage. Improve search recall by configuring synonym dictionaries and defining synonyms."). AI Search supports synonym dictionaries for Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, French - Canada, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, and Traditional Chinese.

Remove excessively frequent search terms using configurable stop words

:   Increase search precision by configuring language-specific dictionaries of frequently appearing terms that dilute search relevancy. AI Search removes these stop words from user search queries to exclude irrelevant results.

    Stop words are linguistic features that search administrators configure in search profiles. For details on configuring stop words and stop word dictionaries, see [Stop words](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Cim4Rf8qhGT64T_dt2XUZA "Stop words remove search query terms that don't produce meaningful results. Improve search precision and relevancy by configuring stop word dictionaries and defining stop words."). AI Search supports stop word dictionaries for Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French - Canada, French, German, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.

Auto-correct typos in search query terms

:   Automatically replace misspelled search query terms with spellings found in indexed content. Typo corrections are displayed above search results. Users can always choose to repeat the search with their original query
    terms.

    Typo handling auto-correction is a linguistic feature that search administrators configure in search profiles. For details on controlling the set of available auto-correction terms, see [Typo handling](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/pmfC8lQxxBx7TjVN98~VRA "AI Search replaces misspelled search query terms with auto-correction terms derived from indexed content. Configure typo handling dictionary settings to control derivation of auto-correction terms."). AI Search supports derivation of auto-correction terms for Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, Finnish, French - Canada, French, German, Italian, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.