# nlp

## NLP

**This is an abbreviation for natural language processing.**

## natural language processing

A service in which a computer system converts human-readable text and/or spoken language to formal representations of information.

#### Notes

* The formal representations that result from natural language processing may be generated, analyzed, and processed by other software applications.
* Structured records including SNOMED CT expressions may be generated by *natural language processing*.

## Alternatives

* **NLP**

## Related Links

* Wikipedia
  * [Natural language processing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_language_processing)

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