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abstracter

abstracter

9.9
A computer program that reads text and writes new short summaries
  • noun
  • /æbˈstræktər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : resumidor
  • Our newsroom deployed an abstracter that creates short, readable digests from long investigative reports.

Examples

  • The abstracter generated a concise summary of the report.

  • Developers evaluated several abstracters and chose the one with the most fluent output for the app.

  • The research team trained an abstracter to produce concise summaries of scientific articles for reviewers.

  • An abstracter can help improve information retrieval systems.

  • The new abstracter can create summaries of lengthy articles by generating concise paraphrases.

  • Researchers developed an abstracter to automatically summarize the key points of academic papers.

  • Using the advanced abstracter, users can quickly obtain summaries without reading the entire text.

Synonyms

summarizer
vsabstracter
  • US
1 4.0

A person or tool that makes a short version of a longer text

is specific to creating new wording rather than brief general summaries
abstractor
vsabstracter
  • Specialized
7.8

A computer program that reads documents and creates short summaries

focuses on generating new phrasing instead of copying exact extracts

Surface Forms

abstracter singular
abstracters plural

Morphology

abstracter = abstract (transparent) = abstract + er

The agentive '-er' is productively used for software/tools (e.g., 'printer', 'compiler'), so a tool that 'abstracts' is clearly an 'abstracter'.

Etymology

The word abstracter comes from abstract + -er, with abstract meaning to 'pull out' the main idea. In computing, an abstracter is a tool or model that reads long text and says the same main points in new words, so it 'pulls out' and gives a short summary.