"Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm" meaning in All languages combined

See Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm [canonical]
Etymology: It was published by Nigel Horspool in 1980, and based on an earlier (1977) algorithm developed by Robert S. Boyer and J. Strother Moore. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm
  1. (computing theory) An algorithm for finding substrings that trades space for time in order to obtain an average-case time complexity of O(n) on random text. Categories (topical): Theory of computing Synonyms: Horspool's algorithm

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