soundex

Speech parts

1. soundex - Noun

2. soundex - Verb

Meaning

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.

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.

soundex (plural soundexes)

Alternative letter-case form of Soundex

Examples

As with Soundex, similar sounding words should share the same keys. Source: Internet

A self published work by Randy Daitch, well known for the Daitch–Mokotoff Soundex (D–M Soundex) “a phonetic algorithm invented in 1985 by Jewish genealogists Gary Mokotoff and Randy Daitch. Source: Internet

By searching names based on the Soundex code all three variations will be returned. Source: Internet

Soundex codes are four-character strings composed of a single letter followed by three numbers. Source: Internet

One thing you should know about is the Soundex system. Source: Internet

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