what to do when you only know a few terms

[N. J. A. Sloane]

Gordon Royle said, correctly:

> Although it is true that computers are fast and disk space  
> is cheap, I have found my own use  of the OEIS hampered by the fact  
> that searches, particularly ones where I only know a few terms,  
> return vast numbers of matching sequences that are totally artificial  
> and have no real prospect of leading to surprising and interesting  
> connections.

Me:  The solution is to download the section of the database
which includes the sequences which begin with your terms
(you can do this from the Welcome page), and then you can search around 
for words (graph, tree, etc.) that match what you are looking for.

That's why having the sequences in lexicographic order is so useful.

Neil