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See Also: address locator

  1. [geolocating] In geocoding, the degree to which the spelling variation of a street name is allowed during a search for likely match candidates. The lower the value, the more likely it is that additional candidates will be retrieved, and vice versa. This value is adjustable on the Address Locator Properties dialog box.