A pattern is like a partly specified sentence in which some of the words are present and some are still to be filled in.
It is impossible for the consumer to receive the wrong product when the orders are filled by hand.
A pattern for Eliza is a list containing wild cards.
Pattern matching underlies most of Eliza's apparent cleverness.
The = (single equals) wild card stands for any number of words.
Unfinished sentences, in-jokes, catchphrases, hesitation markers like 'er' and 'you know', and words can be understood without a context.
Computer languages that have access to a pattern matching mechanism can easily be programmed to emulate Eliza.
Pascal and FORTRAN consist of English words such as READ, WRITE, and GOTO but they do not contain any mathematical symbols.
It is already known who will set wireless standards.
Linux has been around since 1991.
PCs from HP will soon come with video software.