partialmatch
nounUK /ˈpɑːʃəl mætʃ/
US /ˈpɑːrʃəl mætʃ/
A partial match is when only some parts of two things are the same.
The search found a partial match because only the first name was the same.
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2. In computing, a result where a search term matches part of a stored value rather than the whole value.
The database returned a partial match for the misspelled surname.
3. A sports contest or pairing that is not yet final or fully confirmed.
The tournament bracket showed a partial match awaiting the winner of the other game.
4. A pattern-matching outcome in which a string contains the target sequence but does not equal it.
The regex engine reported a partial match on the longer text.