Search Synonyms

Similarity searches in text and record searches are supported through the Advanced Matching Engine thesaurus support.

When running a text search, two seemingly different terms or string attributes could be similar in meaning or perceived as the same by a user. For example, first names and their abbreviations such as Timothy and Tim.

The Advanced Matching Engine supports a thesaurus, a set of terms and synonyms to be treated as similar when provided in a file.

Examples of Similar Terms

The following examples though different in appearance are similar in meaning.

  • laptop, notebook
  • hypertension, high blood pressure
  • yellow, lemon, sunflower
  • yellow, canary, cream, ivory, maize
  • green, cyan, aqua, teal, turquoise