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Names

Most records, be they for individuals, machines, or organizations will have a name field; those that do not will display "[No name]" in their record output. For individuals, the name is in last-first order, with any title coming at the end: Smith, John Smith, John Q. Smith, John Q., III

  Other records typically have name fields like: 
  	Smith College
    Smith & James Co.
  
  

  You may specify any part of a name up to a space or comma, it will
  match everything starting with with that target: "Smith" would match
  all of the above records.  "Smith, John" would find those three
  people  above and plenty more.  Additionally, "Smith, J" can be used
  to find all Smiths with a first initial of 'J'. 
  

Don't forget about partial searches. A partial search on the name field is often what will find the record you're looking for. Refer to the OVERVIEW section for details.

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