# Optional span\_term inside span\_near clauses

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optional-span-term-inside-span-near-clauses/61745>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 28, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optional-span-term-inside-span-near-clauses/61745 "2016-09-28T21:43:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![calufa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/calufa/32/12208_2.png) [@calufa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/calufa)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optional-span-term-inside-span-near-clauses/61745/1 "2016-09-28T21:43:27Z")

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Is there any way you can have optional span\_terms inside span\_near clauses? Or perhaps an or condition inside the clauses?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/optional-span-term-inside-span-near-clauses/61745/2 "2017-07-05T22:16:29Z")

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