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Abstract

A method is provided of searching for one or more text entries in a database. The method includes steps of receiving a search term. The search term may contain a single element (e.g., word, number or abbreviation), or a group of elements such as a combination of words, numbers and/or abbreviations. A pre-processing step is performed on the search term. The pre-processing step includes adding one or more substitutions to the search term in the event that an element of the search term has an equivalent, removing exclusion words from the search term, and removing noise characters. The pre-processing step creates a search string for use in searching of the database. A search of the database is performed for entries that match, at least in part, the search string. The search results are ordered and returned. The method can be coded as software instructions and provided or furnished as a standalone software product.

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