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Text comparison
utilities suggest several methods or types of comparison. Once you
have downloaded some tool, you might want to find out what
comparison types do this very utility supports and if you really
need this comparison method. In this article we've reviewed most
popular comparison types and put our comments on what is the
appropriate comparison type for various people and jobs.
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Comparison for specific
job or industry
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Various comparison types
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Comparison in Compare Suite
Comparison for
specific job or industry
| Job
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Comparison type
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When use
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| Software
engineer or web-master |
By Characters |
When need to find
changes in the word and highlights changed characters. |
| By Words |
When comparing
documents that have common ancestor. |
| Legal,
health care, education, finance professionals |
By Words |
When doing detailed
comparison of documents that have common ancestor. |
| By Keywords |
When need to find
common idea of two texts, when need to find the focus of each
document |
Comparisons
types
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Comparison type: by
characters
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When use: When need to find
changes in the word and highlights changed characters
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Who use: Software engineers and
web-masters when reviewing source codes
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Example:
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Text1. Modified and deleted
characters were highlighted
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Text2. Modified and new characters were
highlighted
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Added
character - Deleted
character - Modified
character
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Comparison type: by
words
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When use: When comparing
documents that have common ancestor
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Who use: Software engineers and
web-masters when doing rapid review;
Legal, health care, education
professionals when doing detailed comparison of documents that have
common ancestor
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Example:
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Text1. Modified and deleted words
were highlighted
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Text2. Modified and new words were
highlighted
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Added
words - Deleted
words - Modified
words
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Comparison type: by
keywords
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When use: When comparing
non-related documents (documents doesn't have common
ancestor)
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Who use: Legal, health care,
education, finance professionals when need to find common idea of
two texts, when need to find the focus of each document
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Example:
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Text1. Common and unique keywords were
highlighted
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Text2. Common and unique keywords were
highlighted
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Unique (new)
keywords - Common keywords
(appear in both texts)
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Comparison in Compare
Suite
 Compare Suite supports all these
comparison types. It allows to compare texts by characters, by
words, and by keywords.
You can run Compare Suite, and select
necessary comparison method in drop down menu. More over: you can
change the comparison method on-the-fly. You can compare two texts
by characters, and then compare the same texts by keywords by
changing comparison method.
Useful note: Compare Suite ONLINE is a free
on-line service that provides people with comparison by keywords.
Point your web-browser to http://www.comparesuite.com/online.htm
to start using it.
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