natural language processing

[ nach-er-uhl lang-gwij pros-es-ing, nach-ruhl ]
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nounComputers.
  1. the application of machine learning algorithms to the analysis, understanding, and manipulation of written or spoken examples of human language. Abbreviation: NLP

Origin of natural language processing

1
First recorded in 1965–70

Words Nearby natural language processing

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