Quote: average case for 2 string matching algorithms, Boyer-Moore-Horspool faster than hardware character match for most pattern lengths

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We present bounds for the average case of … random and English text suggests that the bounds … which, in practice, is faster than the Boyer-Moore … [p. 76] Horspool in 1980 [Software Practice and Experience] presented a simpler … Moreover, the same results show that this algorithm … character, for almost all pattern lengths. [p. 89: The variant has better worst case performance than BMH, fewer comparisons on average than the KMP algorithm, and simpler preprocessing than BM, in practice it is slightly faster than BMH].   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: string-matching variant combines Knuth-Morris-Pratt (fewer comparisons) and Boyer-Moore-Horspool (better in worst case and preprocessing)

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