id: 06106890 dt: j an: 06106890 au: Smyth, W.F. ti: Computing regularities in strings: a survey. so: Eur. J. Comb. 34, No. 1, 3-14 (2013). py: 2013 pu: Elsevier Science (Academic Press), London la: EN cc: ut: sequencial algorithms ci: li: doi:10.1016/j.ejc.2012.07.010 ab: Summary: The aim of this survey is to provide insight into the sequential algorithms that have been proposed to compute exact “regularities" in strings; that is, covers (or quasiperiods), seeds, repetitions, runs (or maximal periodicities), and repeats. After outlining and evaluating the algorithms that have been proposed for their computation, I suggest possibly productive future directions of research. rv: