natural language processing

[nach-er-uhl lang-gwij pros-es-ing, nach-ruhl]

noun

Computers.

1. the application of machine learning algorithms to the analysis, understanding, and manipulation of written or spoken examples of human language. NLP

Word History and Origins

Origin of natural language processing¹

First recorded in 1965–70

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