Locally consistent parsing and applications to approximate string comparisons

Abstract

Locally consistent parsing (LCP) is a context sensitive partitioning method which achieves partition consistency in (almost) linear time. When iteratively applied, LCP followed by consistent block labeling provides a powerful tool for processing strings for a multitude of problems. In this paper we summarize applications of LCP in approximating well known distance measures between pairs of strings in (almost) linear time. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005.