preference-based software
nounUK /ˈprɛfərəns beɪst ˈsɒftwɛə/
US /ˈprɛfərəns beɪst ˈsɔftwɛr/
Software that learns what you like and shows you more of it.
The music app is preference-based software because it plays songs it thinks you will enjoy.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Software that lets users set their own settings and choices before it runs.
The survey tool is preference-based software because you pick your favorite colors before it builds the form.
3. Software that ranks options by how much users prefer them rather than by fixed rules.
The dating app uses preference-based software to suggest people who match what you like.
4. Software that adjusts its behavior based on feedback about what users like or dislike.
The video site's preference-based software stopped showing cartoons after the child marked them as disliked.