Custom proximity search is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2012 Full-Text Search. It's facilitated using the NEAR operator, allowing it to be used in the CONTAINS predicate or CONTAINSTABLE ...
The typical proximity search is where the user enters their location (usually a postal code) and a radius value (or the radius is hard-coded), and the query finds all points (store locations, offices, ...
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