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natural language processing

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A field of computer science and linguistics concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, especially computational analysis and processing of large amounts of natural language data.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: NLP

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of information science that deals with natural language information

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: NLP, human language technology

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: information science, informatics, information processing, IP

History

Etymology

From natural language + processing.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 自然語言處理 /自然语言处理 (zìrán yǔyán chǔlǐ) — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Finnish: luonnollisen kielen käsittely — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • French: traitement automatique du langage naturel — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • German: linguistische Datenverarbeitung — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Greek: επεξεργασία φυσικής γλώσσας (epexergasía fysikís glóssas) — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Icelandic: málvinnsla — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Italian: elaborazione del linguaggio naturale — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Japanese: 自然言語処理 (shizengengoshori) — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Mongolian: компьютерын хэл шинжлэл (kompʹjüteryn xel šinžlel) — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Polish: przetwarzanie języka naturalnego — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Portuguese: processamento de linguagem natural — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Russian: обработка естественного языка (obrabotka jestestvennovo jazyka) — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Serbo-Croatian: obrada naravnoga jezika — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Serbo-Croatian: obrada prirodnoga jezika — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Spanish: procesamiento del lenguaje natural — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Thai: การประมวลภาษาธรรมชาติ — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages
  • Vietnamese: xử lí ngôn ngữ tự nhiên — field concerning interaction with computers using natural languages