IBM InfoSphere Global Name Recognition products use special logic for scoring titles, affixes, and qualifiers, collectively known as TAQs. Titles and qualifiers are optional elements that are not normally an integral part of a name. Affixes, while grammatically part of a name, carry little content value and are therefore given less weight in name comparison operations.
Titles are terms of address for a person that typically precede a name and might indicate politeness, social standing, or professional status.
Examples of titles include:
Affixes are prefixes or suffixes that are attached to a name. While grammatically part of the name, they do not typically carry significant content value and are therefore given less weight when comparing two names.
Examples of personal name affixes include:
Qualifiers are terms or phrases that are added to a personal name to distinguish that name by specifying a generational standing, an achievement or honor that the person has attained, or a qualification of some kind. Typically, qualifiers come after a name, and they are not generally considered part of the actual name.
Examples of qualifiers include: