computational linguistics
nounUK /ˌkɒm.pjuːˈteɪ.ʃən.əl lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/
US /ˌkɑːm.pjuˈteɪ.ʃən.əl lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪks/
Computational linguistics is using computers to help understand and work with human language.
Computational linguistics helps build apps that can translate words from one language to another.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The scientific study of how computers can process and analyze human language.
She studied computational linguistics to learn how search engines understand questions.
3. A field that combines computer science and language study to build tools like chatbots.
Computational linguistics made it possible for the phone to understand his voice.
4. The use of algorithms and data to model how language works.
Researchers in computational linguistics created a program that checks grammar.