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Word

natural language processing

Definition

n. Technology that helps computers read, understand, and produce human language.

n. A field of AI concerned with enabling computers to analyze, understand, and generate human language.

Examples

“Natural language processing is used to analyze customer reviews.”

“Natural language processing allows computers to work with large collections of text.”

Examples

simple

“Natural language processing is used to analyze customer reviews.”

contextual

“Natural language processing allows computers to work with large collections of text.”

Etymology

natural from Latin naturalis; language from Latin lingua; processing from Latin procedere "go forward."

Original etymology written by .

Domain

Technology

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