globals_places_regex

A dataset containing regular expression meant to match commonly (OCR) misread
place types in directory address entries. For each place type a replacement
pattern is provided for used in substitution operations as well as a boolean
operator indicating whether the corresponding regex is case sensitive or not.

datasets

Attempts to clean optical character recognition (OCR) errors in
legacy Scottish Post Office Directories. Further attempts to match records from
trades and general directories.

Olivier Bautheac

podcleaner

Legacy Scottish Post Office Directories Cleaner

University of Strathclyde 

globals_places_regex function

A data frame with 3 variables:<dl class="dl-horizontal">
<dt>pattern</dt><dd>regex for place type matching</dd>
<dt>replacement</dt><dd>replacement pattern for substitution operations</dd>
<dt>ignore_case</dt><dd>boolean operator indicating whether the corresponding
regex is case sensitive or not.</dd>
</dl>

Format

Place types in address entries — globals_places_regex

A data frame with 3 variables:<dl class='dl-horizontal'>
<dt>pattern</dt><dd>regex for place type matching</dd>
<dt>replacement</dt><dd>replacement pattern for substitution operations</dd>
<dt>ignore_case</dt><dd>boolean operator indicating whether the corresponding
regex is case sensitive or not.</dd>
</dl>

globals_places_regex: Place types in address entries

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