Soundex
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Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
Soundex (plural Soundexes)
- (information science) A phonetic algorithm for indexing names by their English pronunciation, based on the most probably significant consonants, so that a search for a misspelled name may find the desired one.
Verb[edit]
Soundex (third-person singular simple present Soundexes, present participle Soundexing, simple past and past participle Soundexed)
- (information science, transitive) To index using the phonetic Soundex algorithm.