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Passport

Match Definition

Passport
Description The Passport match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing passport numbers.
Max Length of Match Code 15 characters
Examples Input Cluster ID
AB1212709 0
AB1212715 0
AB1212705 0
AB1215695 1
AB1215698 1
AB1015808 2
AB1015809 2
AB1015807 2
AB1128900 3
AB1128995 3
AB1128990 3
AB1128000 4
Remarks

Note Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

Note that the letters in the Greek passport number are Latin characters. Greek characters are converted to Latin characters and therefore will match the corresponding Latin characters in passport numbers.