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  2. Matching wildcards - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, an algorithm for matching wildcards (also known as globbing) is useful in comparing text strings that may contain wildcard syntax. [1] Common uses of these algorithms include command-line interfaces, e.g. the Bourne shell [2] or Microsoft Windows command-line [3] or text editor or file manager, as well as the interfaces for some search engines [4] and databases. [5]

  3. Krauss wildcard-matching algorithm - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, the Krauss wildcard-matching algorithm is a pattern matching algorithm. Based on the wildcard syntax in common use, e.g. in the Microsoft Windows command-line interface, the algorithm provides a non-recursive mechanism for matching patterns in software applications, based on syntax simpler than that typically offered by regular expressions.

  4. Pattern matching - Wikipedia

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    In Haskell (unlike at least Hope), patterns are tried in order so the first definition still applies in the very specific case of the input being 0, while for any other argument the function returns n * f (n-1) with n being the argument. The wildcard pattern (often written as _) is also simple: like a variable name, it matches any value, but ...

  5. String-searching algorithm - Wikipedia

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    A simple and inefficient way to see where one string occurs inside another is to check at each index, one by one. First, we see if there is a copy of the needle starting at the first character of the haystack; if not, we look to see if there's a copy of the needle starting at the second character of the haystack, and so forth.

  6. Help:Searching/Features - Wikipedia

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    The algorithm attempts to find the same word, but in all its word endings. A fuzzy search will match a different word. Words (but not phrases) accept approximate string matching or "fuzzy search". A tilde ~ character is appended for this "sounds like" search. The other word must differ by no more than two letters. Not the first two letters.

  7. Boyer–Moore string-search algorithm - Wikipedia

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    Suppose that at an alignment k 1, P is compared with T down to character c of T. Then if P is shifted to k 2 such that its left end is between c and k 1, in the next comparison phase a prefix of P must match the substring T[(k 2 - n)..k 1]. Thus if the comparisons get down to position k 1 of T, an occurrence of P can be recorded without ...

  8. Proximity search (text) - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] Bing supports NEAR. [8] The syntax is keyword1 near:n keyword2 where n=the number of maximum separating words. Ordered search within the Google and Yahoo! search engines is possible using the asterisk (*) full-word wildcards: in Google this matches one or more words, [9] and an in Yahoo! Search this matches exactly one word. [10] (This ...

  9. Phrase search - Wikipedia

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    Phrase search is one of many search operators that are standard in search engine technology, along with Boolean operators (AND, OR, and NOT), truncation and wildcard operators (commonly represented by the asterisk symbol), field code operators (which look for specific words in defined fields, such as the Author field in a periodical database ...