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Virtual Database: Searching Multiple Databases

With PLWeb Turbo, you can have multiple databases open simultaneously; this is known as a virtual database. With a virtual database, you are able to search across several databases with a single query.

The following list summarizes PLWeb Turbo's performance characteristics that are affected by virtual database searching.

One disadvantage of a virtual database is that searches may be slightly slower than when conducted against a single database.
A concept search will find related words from all open databases.
Hit records retrieved from all open databases are combined into a single ranked Hitlist.
The Relate Screen will display a merged list of related words from all open databases.
The Dictionary Screen will display a merged dictionary for all open databases.
The Fuzzy Match Screen will display a merged list of similarly spelled words from all open databases.

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