Does OpenStreetMap's search function understand road and rd are the same?

2 1	If I search for address and instead of Churchmans Road I write Churchmans Rd, will OSM find it? alias nominatim address asked 06 Mar '15, 13:29 Chiz 46●1●1●4 accept rate: 0% edited 06 Mar '15, 15:03 Jonathan Ben... 8.2k●17●85●108

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It should, go ahead and try. See this list of supported abbreviations.

Note that OSM data itself should be unabbreviated, as it is much easyer for computers to abbreviate than to (correctly) expand.

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answered 06 Mar '15, 14:16

Vincent de P... ♦
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I can't try, as it doesn't find needed address. I committed my changes. Waiting their appearance to check my assumption.

(06 Mar '15, 14:22) Chiz

You also use Nominatim's own search box to try and understand what is happening:

(06 Mar '15, 14:45) SomeoneElse ♦

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