nysiis-phonetics

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NYSIIS (New York State Identification and Intelligence System) Phonetic Code

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$ npm install nysiis-phonetics

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The New York State Identification and Intelligence System Phonetic Code, commonly known as NYSIIS, is a phonetic algorithm devised in 1970 as part of the New York State Identification and Intelligence System (now a part of the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services). It features an accuracy increase of 2.7% over the traditional Soundex algorithm.

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Usage

var nysiis = require( 'nysiis-phonetics' )

API

nysiis( value, [truncate] ) -> String

  • String value
  • Boolean truncate, defaults to true

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