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LLM

American  

abbreviation

Computers.
  1. large language model: a type of machine learning algorithm trained on extremely large data sets of existing language and designed to generate new, naturalistic responses to prompts.


LLM British  

abbreviation

  1. Master of Laws

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of LLM

Latin: Legum Magister

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Miller says she has a new appreciation for any piece of writing that predates ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022, and for words that an LLM would be unlikely to spit out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Nitish Pahwa: We’re in this moment where people aren’t just engaging in emotional intimacy with chatbots, but doing so knowing that it’s fake, and that the LLM is gameable.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

"Constraining LLM development under a misunderstanding of fair use doctrine would thwart such creative and scientific progress while hindering American prosperity and economic mobility," the document read.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, the Silicon Data LLM Token Expenditure Index, a financial benchmark tracking the price corporates pay to access AI tools, registered another fall to $1.05.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

Meanwhile, third party firms are building and selling services based on AI agents, usually based on an LLM, which are trained to do specific tasks.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

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