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

I think Watson’s very different than what we do, from what I understand of it — it’s more like an expert system, so it’s a very different style of AI.

From The Verge • Mar. 10, 2016

XCon went on line in 1981, and for several years it was the only expert system in commercial use that companies could employ to gauge the worth of their technology.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Esther Dyson, editor of Release 1.0, a computer-industry newsletter: "A neural network will tell the difference between a Russian tank and an American tank, and an expert system will tell whether to shoot."

From Time Magazine Archive

The first expert system, developed at Stanford University in 1970, diagnosed a range of different infections and prescribed appropriate antibiotic treatment.

From Time Magazine Archive

OBR-III is an expert system that learns continuously, as the human mind does.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn

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