Soundex Function

The Soundex Function is a Word Indexing Function.

• AKA: Soundex.
• Context:
  • It involves the use of Soundex Codes.
  • It can be used by a Soundex Distance Function.
• Example(s):
  • Washington W252
  • Wu W000
  • DeSmet D253
  • Gutierrez G362
  • Pfister P236
• See: Metaphone Function, Phoneme, English Language.

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References

• (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundex
  • Soundex is a phonetic algorithm for indexing names by sound, as pronounced in English. The goal is for names with the same pronunciation to be encoded to the same representation so that they can be matched despite minor differences in spelling[1]. Soundex is the most widely known of all phonetic algorithms and is often used (incorrectly) as a synonym for "phonetic algorithm". Improvements to Soundex are the basis for many modern phonetic algorithms.

2002

• David Holmes, and M. Catherine McCabe. (2002). “Improving Precision and Recall for Soundex Retrieval.” In: Proceedings. International Conference on Information Technology: Coding and Computing.

1918

• Robert C. Russell. (1918). “Specification of Letters.. U.S. patent 1,261,167

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