expert system

American  

noun

Computers.

1. a program that gives answers, solutions, or diagnoses, based on available information, by following procedures that attempt to duplicate the thought processes and apply the knowledge of an expert in some particular field.

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expert system British  

noun

1. a computer program that can offer intelligent advice or make intelligent decisions using rule-based programs

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Etymology

Origin of expert system

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Ed Obayashi, a law enforcement use-of-force expert, lawyer and deputy in Inyo County, said after viewing the video that the incident was easily avoidable, given that Mitchell was simply sitting in his vehicle double parked.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2024

Companies are seeing more such attacks, which are also increasingly sophisticated, said Peter Toren, a computer crimes expert lawyer with Weisbrod, Matteis and Copley.

From Washington Post • Dec. 19, 2013

I shall, however, as usual, merely evade constitutional obstacles, the full seriousness of which none but an expert lawyer is competent to appraise.

From The Promise of American Life by Croly, Herbert David

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