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Penumbra
The penumbra of a name is defined to be the "cloud" of variant versions of the name, each of which is #REDIRECTed back to the name. The variant versions will include versions in other languages, variant orders of words and common mis-spellings. It will also include flattenings of the term.
Thus for example the penumbra of Université Nancy 2 includes the English version University of Nancy 2 and the flattened French version Universite Nancy 2 (without the acute accent).
The purpose of the penumbra is to improve the likelihood of a search reaching the desired term, especially for non-native speakers of the language in question.
It is a matter of editorial judgement and feasibility how large the penumbra is around each name.
See also flatten.
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