limit vs. refine

[Mary Arrotti]

I don't know of any authoritative references. But I'd explain the difference as that refine is used more in the sense of drilling down (narrowing your results) whereas limit is used more as a means to return fewer results. This ties in with the option you get in some searches to "limit" your results to X number of best matches. 
   
  Hope this makes sense - long day.

"Barker, Evelyn G" <ebarker at uta.edu> wrote:
  Hello,

Is there a generally accepted usage for "limit" vs. "refine" when talking about a search? In other words, is there something that spells out when in an interface you use "limit a search" vs. "refine a search"? Do they mean or imply different functionality, and is this spelled out in a style book or other authoritative place?
       
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