soundex

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Synonyms: sounder, sounded

Antonyms: sounder, sounded

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|information science}} A [[phonetic]] [[algorithm]] for [[index]]ing [[name]]s by their [[English]] [[pronunciation]], based on the most probably [[significant]] [[consonant]]s, so that a search for a [[misspelled]] name may find the desired one.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|information science|transitive}} To index using the phonetic Soundex algorithm.

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