46. The search engine of claim 44 , wherein the bitcheck command contains a bitmap including a plurality of compliance bits, each indicating whether a corresponding reference character of a general set of characters is a member of the specified set of characters.
46. The search engine of claim 44 , wherein the bitcheck command contains a bitmap including a plurality of compliance bits, each indicating whether a corresponding reference character of a general set of characters is a member of the specified set of characters. 47. The search engine of claim 46 , wherein the bitmap is stored in a compressed format.