title: A simple contour matching algorithm.
abstract: Two similarity measures between strings are proposed. This correspondence also describes an experiment performed to illustrate the inadequacy of a commonly used measure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Sze
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang