Natural language processing NLP
noun phrase
Definition 1: A field of computational methods concerned with the processing, analysis, and generation of natural language, including tasks, models, and language resources [Bakanach 2023/2024].
Example in context: “This paper provides a pragmatically-minded primer to the emerging field of humanitarian NLP, reviewing existing initiatives in the space of humanitarian NLP, highlighting potentially impactful applications of NLP in the humanitarian sector, and describing criteria, challenges, and potential solutions for large-scale adoption.” [Rocca et al. 2023]
Definition 2: A set of specific systems or procedures used in natural language processing tasks, such as parsing, named-entity recognition, and related operations [Bakanach 2023/2024].
Example in context: “We apply NLP techniques, including tokenization, part-of-speech tagging, parsing, lemmatization, and named entity recognition, to perform machine learning and generate triplet tables from the categorized articles.” [Hsueh et al. 2024]
Synonym: NLP
Related terms: machine translation, named-entity recognition, parsing, text classification, sentiment analysis, language model