Sound X?

[TrenchFeeder]

I regularly hear officers say "Can you Sound X this number, or this name" then dispatch comes back with 43 on the subject.

I am just curious as to what Sound X is.

 

[nd5y]

Soundex - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[TrenchFeeder]

wow, a lot more complex than what I was thinking. Thanks

 

[canav844]

It's a basic way the computer checks "sounds like" then the dispatcher can pull up the file and see if the particulars match the person in question. Just another tool in the bag for the dispatcher/officer.