Definitions for "Search statement"
in database searching, an information query expressed in subject headings (controlled terms) or keywords linked together using Boolean search logic: AND, OR, NOT. For example, athletes AND (drug use OR drug abuse) NOT (united states OR russia)
See Boolean search statement
a logical combination of your main concepts
Keywords:  query, command, individual
an individual search command or query
Keywords:  string, see
See Search string.