fuzzy search

fuzzy search

An inexact search for data. A fuzzy search can get results when the correct spelling is not known as well as help users obtain information that is loosely related to a topic. See fuzzy logic and fuzzy computer.


A Fuzzy Search Result
Entering "mobal" in this search routine returned four possibilities, the first one being the correct one.
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