(algorithm)
Definition: Convert a name to a phonetic coding of up to six characters.
Generalization (I am a kind of ...)
phonetic coding algorithm.
See also Jaro-Winkler, double metaphone, soundex, Levenshtein distance.
Author: PEB
Robert L. Taft, Name Search Techniques, New York State Identification and Intelligence System, Special Report No. 1, Albany, New York, 1970.
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Entry modified 9 March 2009.
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Paul E. Black, "NYSIIS", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 9 March 2009. (accessed TODAY)
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