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| Area Codes |
City for an area code ("415"), area codes of cities ("area code of chicago") or area codes in general ("area codes"). |
The city for an area code, the area code(s) for a city or a form to find an area code. |
| Conversions Calculator |
Any number of metric or imperial units in whole or decimal notation (no common fraction), prefaced with the word "convert" like convert 3 oz, convert 1 km and convert 65 miles/hour. |
The conversion of that unit into all related metrics. For all available conversion rates see the Conversion Calculator Page. |
| Exchange Rates |
Currency of a country ("currency of germany"), exchange rate of a currency ("conversion rate EUR") or currency exchange rates in general ("exchange rates"). |
The currency of the requested country, currency conversions into U.S. dollars or a conversion form. |
| Finance |
Stock symbols or names such as"msft" (Microsoft) or "Nasdaq", or general words like "quote", "stock charts". |
Quotes, stock charts, exchange rates and links to other financial information, or a form that lets you specify a company. |
| Images |
Celebrity names combined with words like "pics", "images" and "pictures". (Bruce Willis images, pictures of madonna).
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A thumbnail image and a link to an AltaVista Images page containing more images. |
| News |
Almost any topic currently in the news. |
Links to current news stories. |
| Time Zones |
The time in a city, country or timezone ("tokyotime", "time in italy", EST, time zones). |
The current time or a form to find the time in a specific place. |
| ZIP Codes |
City for a ZIP code ("94304"), ZIP codes of cities ("zip codes in san diego") or ZIP codes in general ("zip codes"). |
The answer right away on the ZIP code of the asked city or the city with the unclear ZIP code. |
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