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Knuth, Morris, and Pratt: Linear-Time String Matching Without Backtracking

The Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm preprocesses a pattern so mismatches reuse information already learned, avoiding backtracking through the text and guaranteeing linear-time exact matching.

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