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Soundex en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of sound + index.

Meanings

1. A phonetic algorithm for indexing names by their English pronunciation, based on the most probably significant consonants, so that a search for a misspelled name may find the desired one.
   • Basically, the Soundex algorithm converts each string into an alphanumeric code that begins with the first letter of the string. 2022, Wallace Wang, Beginning Programming All-in-One For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 439:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Soundexes	Number=Plur		lexicographic
soundex		alternative	lexicographic
SoundEx		alternative	lexicographic

Soundex en · VERB

Etymology

Blend of sound + index.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To index using the phonetic Soundex algorithm.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
Soundexing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
Soundexes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
SoundEx		alternative	lexicographic
soundex		alternative	lexicographic
Soundexed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
Soundexed	Tense=Past		lexicographic