Disambiguation (disambiguation)

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Word sense disambiguation is the process of identifying which sense (meaning) of a word is used in a specific context.

Disambiguation may also refer to:

• Disambiguation (audio), the process of splitting an audio stream into separate audio files
• Disambiguation (metadata), the process of data cleansing by eliminating name ambiguity and name variation
• Memory disambiguation, a set of microprocessor execution techniques
• Precising definition, a type of term definition
• Sentence boundary disambiguation, the problem in natural language processing of deciding where sentences begin and end

See also

• Ø (Disambiguation), an album by Underoath
• Ambiguity, an attribute of any concept, idea, statement or claim whose meaning, intention or interpretation cannot be definitively resolved