Natural Language Processing Vocabulary

noun the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

• The linguist studied the lexicon of the ancient language to better understand its structure.
• I added a few new words to my lexicon after reading that novel.
• My lexicon of slang terms is constantly evolving as new expressions become popular.
• His lexicon of emotions was limited, making it difficult for him to express how he truly felt.

noun the process of analyzing a string of symbols according to the rules of a formal grammar

• The software engineer spent hours perfecting the parsing algorithm for the new data processing system.
• I'm still trying to wrap my head around the parsing process in coding.
• Dude, the parsing part of this code is so tricky, I can't figure it out.
• Just like parsing through a dense forest, sometimes we need to carefully navigate through complex data structures.

verb to perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on something in order to change or preserve it

• The data needs to be processed before it can be analyzed.
• I'll need some time to process all the information you just gave me.
• I can't believe how fast my brain processed that math problem!
• Her emotions were still being processed as she tried to make sense of the situation.

noun the act or process of performing a series of operations on data to convert it into usable information

adjective relating to the act or process of performing operations on data

• The data processing stage involves analyzing and manipulating information to extract valuable insights.
• I'm still processing the news about the company restructuring.
• My brain is still processing all the drama from last night's party.
• Her mind was like a computer processing a complex algorithm, trying to make sense of the situation.

noun ML stands for machine learning, which is a type of artificial intelligence that allows systems to learn from data and improve over time.

• Machine learning (ML) algorithms are being used to analyze large datasets in various industries.
• I'm learning about ML in my computer science class.
• ML is like magic, it can predict outcomes based on data.
• ML is like a puzzle solver, finding patterns in the chaos of information.

noun a technology that suggests words or phrases as a user types, based on algorithms and data analysis

• The new smartphone keyboard comes with advanced predictive text technology.
• I love how my phone's predictive text always knows what I'm trying to say.
• My predictive text is on point, it finishes my sentences before I even start typing.
• Using predictive text is like having a mind reader in your phone.