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Stemming "Stemming" in Search engine terminology is the comparison of a search engine query to the root form of a word used in the query. For example, you may search for the term "cheaper,". The search engine may return search results that includes any word that contains the root form of the word (e.g. cheap, cheapen,...

Fuzzy searching A "fuzzy" search finds matches to a query word even when you misspell the query word or enter in only partial words for the search.

Phonic searching Phonic searching looks for a word that sounds like the word you are searching for and begins with the same letter. For example, a phonic search for Smith will also find Smithe and Smythe.

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