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natural language processing

natural language processing

1 5.3
The way computers understand and work with human language
  • noun
  • /ˈnæʧərəl ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈprɑːsɛsɪŋ/
  • Specialized
: procesamiento de lenguaje natural
  • Researchers are exploring how natural language processing can enhance language translation services for users worldwide.
  • natural language processing (NLP)
  • natural language processing and machine
  • natural language processing and learning

So NLP, natural language processing, it's a it's a subfield of AI.

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Examples

  • Watson can be considered a very advanced question-answering system that applies and integrates AI techniques such as natural language processing (NLP), knowledge extraction and representation, automated reasoning, and machine learning.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The conference will feature a workshop on natural language processing and its applications in modern technology.

  • We will have a project and a speaker on natural language processing in March.

  • This natural language processing has for long been a stumbling block for AI.

    Sabine Hossenfelder

  • His background includes developing natural language processing algorithms and frameworks for a variety of applications.

    Academic text (2017)

  • His research focuses on deep learning in natural language processing and probabilistic joint inference.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Natural language processing techniques allow the extraction of lexical, syntactical, and semantic information contained in the text.

    Academic text (2017)

  • New titles are automatically indexed by analyzing reviews and synopses, using proprietary Natural Language Processing technology and algorithms.

    Blog text (11)

  • Siddharth Patwardhan pursues research in natural language processing, with interests spanning a variety of topics, including information extraction, question answering, and computational representation of lexical semantics.

    Academic text (2017)

  • Many companies use natural language processing to improve customer interactions through chatbots.

Synonyms

NLP
vsnatural language processing
  • Specialized
3 6.1

The study of how computers understand and use human language

focuses on enabling computers to understand and use human language
computational linguistics
vsnatural language processing
  • Specialized
1 6.7

The study of language using computers to process and understand speech and text

applies computing to make machines understand and process language
human language technology
vsnatural language processing
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A field that makes computers understand and use human speech and writing

is broader and adds the goal of enabling computers to understand language

Surface Forms

natural language processing singular
natural language processings plural

Morphology

natural + language + processing

The meaning is compositionally derived from 'natural' + 'language' + 'processing' — i.e., performing systematic operations on human (natural) language. A B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reasonably infer this general sense (even if they might not know the technical CS label), and the noun-noun composition is cross-linguistically common, making it predictable.

Etymology

Natural language processing gives a simple image: a machine taking the words people speak or write — the natural language — and processing them like raw material in a factory. So it means helping computers 'understand' and use human speech and writing.