Talk:Shortest common supersequence

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Newbie here. I think I'm in the right place and doing this properly.

There is no definition of "supersequence" in the article, and an examination of the example result string does not give an indication of how it was determined. Likewise, the external link does not give an explanation. Further, the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersequence only shows a geological use for "supersequence". Thus, the "Shortest common supersequence" article fails to achieve its purpose because I still don't understand it. A definition of "supersequence", either within this article or in its own new "supersequence (strings)" page, would be apropos. Also, a brief description of how the result string was determined from the two source strings would likewise be helpful.

Newbie attempt at signing: 67.142.130.21 (talk) 19:36, 8 June 2008 (UTC) (jbsmyth@hughes.net)

Newbie note: I read all the Wikipedia links that I could find about making a suggestion for this article page. If I've really messed this up, could someone email me and tell me how to do it properly? Thank you.