# "Only as whole word" operation

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-as-whole-word-operation/14378>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 22, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-as-whole-word-operation/14378 "2013-01-22T05:08:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/oblio/32/4828_2.png) [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2013, 5:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-as-whole-word-operation/14378/1 "2013-01-22T05:08:04Z")

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When running the Replace action, if a word is followed by a comma or full stop then it is not accepted as a whole word. Is this intentional?

If so a note could be made in the help file that "whole words" must have spaces before and after. Otherwise it is somewhat ambiguous.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/only-as-whole-word-operation/14378/2 "2026-02-09T12:24:17Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC