(classic problem)
Definition: Either longest common subsequence or longest common substring.
Note: The longest common substring is contiguous, while the longest common subsequence need not be.
Author: PEB
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Entry modified 6 July 2006.
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Paul E. Black, "LCS", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [online], Vreda Pieterse and Paul E. Black, eds. 6 July 2006. (accessed TODAY)
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