2. Which Boolean operator is used to broaden a search by including either of two keywords?

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The question asks which Boolean operator broadens a search by including either of two keywords.
Option A: AND. This operator requires both terms to appear in the results, which narrows the search rather than broadening it.
Option B: NOT. This operator excludes results containing the specified term, which also narrows the results instead of broadening.
Option C: OR. This operator expands the search to include results that contain either one term or the other (or both), thereby broadening the set of matching records.
Option D: NEAR. This is a proximity operator that requires terms to appear close to each other, making the search more specific rather than broadly inclusive.
Putting it together, OR is the operator that widens the results by allowing either keyword to qualify the search, which is exactly the behaviour described in the question.

2. Which Boolean operator is used to broaden a search by including either of two keywords?

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