Definitions

natural language processing

[nach-er-uhl lang-gwij pros-es-ing, nach-ruhl] / ˈnætʃ ər əl ˈlæŋ gwɪdʒ ˌprɒs ɛs ɪŋ, ˈnætʃ rəl /

NOUN

artificial intelligence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

robotics

WEAK

AI development of 'thinking' computer systems expert system expert systems intelligent retrieval knowledge engineering machine learning neural network neural networks

NOUN

computer science

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artificial intelligence computer technology data processing information technology robotics

WEAK

computer-aided learning computer-aided testing cybernetics information retrieval neural networks operating systems programming programming languages simulation systems analysis

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Census Bureau, which found 19% of businesses reported using AI tools—including machine learning, natural language processing, virtual agents, and voice recognition—as of the end of March.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

One reason AI tools for project management help save time is because they support natural language processing, enabling managers and other site workers to speak directly to the apps on their devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

As an MIT computer-science professor, Regina Barzilay was used to living on the bleeding edge of innovation, teaching computers to understand words in the nascent field of natural language processing.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

She’s been using AI for content moderation since 2016, when she released an anonymous social network app called Candid that relied on natural language processing to detect misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024

Machine translation is the earliest type of natural language processing.

From Multilingualism on the Web by Lebert, Marie

natural language processing

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