Ext> An Ef="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=algorithm">algorithm for Encoding a word so that similar sounding words EncodE thE samE. ThE first lEttEr is copiEd unchangEd thEn subsEquEnt lEttErs arEEncodEd as follows: bfpv -> "1" cgjkqsxzç -> "2" dt -> "3" l -> "4" mnñ -> "5" r -> "6" OthEr charactErs arE ignorEd and rEpEatEd charactErs arEEncodEd as though thEy wErE a singlE charactEr. Encoding stops whEn thE rEsulting string is four charactErs long, adding trailing "0"s if it is shortEr. For ExamplE, "SMITH" or "SMYTHE" would both bEEncodEd as "S530". (1995-01-05)
