(algorithm)
Definition: The special case of string matching with errors where mismatches are the only type of error allowed.
Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
string matching with errors.
Specialization (... is a kind of me.)
brute force string search with mismatches.
Note: From Algorithms and Theory of Computation Handbook, page 13-17, Copyright © 1999 by CRC Press LLC. Appearing in the Dictionary of Computer Science, Engineering and Technology, Copyright © 2000 CRC Press LLC.
Author: CRC-A
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