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matcher

matcher

6.4
A computer program that finds items that fit a pattern in data
  • noun
  • /ˈmæʧər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : algoritmo de coincidencia
  • The data in question related to country names in a datafile that needed fusing with country names in a listing of ISO country codes, although the recipe I'm describing here is intended to be a general-purpose partial matcher. (See the comments for alternative methods for the special case of reconciling country names with country codes.)
  • term matcher

Examples

  • As we will see, the enhancement is possibly achieved by electromechanical forces generated by the OHCs acting in unison with inertial forces produced by the tectorial membrane to form a dynamic impedance matcher.

    Academic text (1998)
  • If VCs are "pattern matchers" for new deal qualification, then instantly women are handicapped.

    Blog text (10)
  • Let's go now to the first slide showing some of the structure of the matcher at a large scale.

  • The Outer Hair Cell as an Impedance Matcher

    Academic text (1998)
  • We estimate this degree of match using the term matchers described earlier in the Matching Graph Nodes section.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Each term matcher posts a confidence value on the degree of match between two assertions based on its own resource for determining equivalence.

    Academic text (2017)
  • All right, so that's just a review of pattern matcher syntax that you've already seen.

  • We employ an aggregate of term matchers (Murdock et al. 2012a) to match pairs of assertions.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The matcher identified the correct patterns in the dataset and helped extract the relevant information.

  • Using a regular expression matcher, the program successfully located all instances of the specified format in the text files.

How General

unifier
  • Specialized
7.2
matcher
  • Specialized
6.4

Surface Forms

matcher singular
matchers plural

Morphology

matcher = match (transparent) = match + er

Clear agentive/nominal formation: in computing contexts it names a component that 'matches' inputs to patterns.

Etymology

Matcher comes from match, which means 'to pair' or 'make the same', like finding the right key for a lock. In computing, a matcher is the part of a program that finds items that 'fit' a pattern.