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Krauss wildcard-matching algorithm
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, the Krauss wildcard-matching algorithm is a <a href="/facts/Pattern_matching/CEwptMs9">pattern matching</a> algorithm. Based on the <a href="/facts/Wildcard_character/LErwSxvh">wildcard syntax</a> in common use, e.g. in the <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> <a href="/facts/Command-line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">command-line interface</a>, the algorithm provides a non-<a href="/facts/Recursion/CxSKxJoW">recursive</a> mechanism for matching patterns in software applications, based on syntax simpler than that typically offered by <a href="/facts/Regular_expression/KFL3veHX">regular expressions</a>. </p>