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disambiguation
[ dis-am-big-yoo-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act or process of distinguishing between similar things, meanings, names, etc., in order to make the meaning or interpretation more clear or certain:
51³Ô¹Ï sense disambiguation helps determine which meaning a word has in any given context.
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of disambiguation1
Example Sentences
In a post on its website, the American Institute of Graphic Arts said Comic Sans helps readers with disabilities because of its “character disambiguation†and “variation in letter heights.â€
Isis pops up in popular culture too, if you search “Isis name†on Google or visit Wikipedia’s “Isis disambiguation†page.
"To get closer to how humans understand text, we need to teach the computer to understand things like slang and word-sense disambiguation," the Facebook engineers explained.
Steve Heck, Getty’s chief technology officer, says the app can help with “disambiguation†of existing metadata on photos; clarifying, for example, whether a picture tagged “Chicago†shows the musical, the city or the band.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a page for it, only a “disambiguation†page.
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