AI Glossary for Document Management
Demystify AI terminology with our comprehensive glossary. Understand the technology powering intelligent document processing.
Essential AI Terms to Know
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Artificial Intelligence(AI)
The simulation of human intelligence in machines programmed to think and learn like humans. AI systems can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation.
Machine Learning(ML)
A subset of AI that enables systems to learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed. ML algorithms build mathematical models based on training data to make predictions or decisions.
Natural Language Processing(NLP)
A branch of AI that helps computers understand, interpret, and manipulate human language. NLP bridges the gap between human communication and computer understanding.
Computer Vision(CV)
A field of AI that trains computers to interpret and understand visual information from the world, including images and videos.
Document AI
AI technologies specifically designed to understand, process, and extract information from documents in various formats.
Intelligent Document Processing(IDP)
The use of AI technologies to capture, extract, and process data from various document types with minimal human intervention.
Optical Character Recognition(OCR)
Technology that converts different types of documents, such as scanned paper documents or PDF files, into editable and searchable data.
Data Extraction
The process of retrieving specific data fields from documents, often using AI to understand context and meaning.
Intelligent Automation(IA)
The combination of AI technologies with automation to create systems that can learn, adapt, and make decisions.
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Accuracy
The percentage of correct predictions or extractions made by an AI model.
Active Learning
An ML approach where the model identifies which data it needs to learn from most.
Algorithm
A step-by-step procedure or formula for solving a problem. In ML, algorithms are the methods used to train models from data.
Anomaly Detection
Identifying patterns in data that do not conform to expected behavior.
Application Programming Interface(API)
A set of protocols and tools that allows different software applications to communicate and share data.
Artificial Intelligence(AI)
The simulation of human intelligence in machines programmed to think and learn like humans. AI systems can perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and language translation.
Batch Processing
Processing large volumes of data in groups rather than individually.
Classification Confidence
A score indicating how certain the AI model is about its classification decision.
Cognitive Automation
Automation that uses AI to handle tasks requiring judgment, perception, and decision-making.
Computer Vision(CV)
A field of AI that trains computers to interpret and understand visual information from the world, including images and videos.
Computer Vision OCR
Modern OCR that uses computer vision techniques for better accuracy and understanding.
Convolutional Neural Networks(CNN)
A class of deep neural networks most commonly applied to analyzing visual imagery.
Data Extraction
The process of retrieving specific data fields from documents, often using AI to understand context and meaning.
Deep Learning(DL)
An ML technique based on artificial neural networks with multiple layers. Deep learning models can automatically learn hierarchical representations of data, making them particularly effective for complex tasks.
Document AI
AI technologies specifically designed to understand, process, and extract information from documents in various formats.
Document Classification
The process of automatically categorizing documents into predefined classes based on their content and structure.
Document Understanding
The ability of AI systems to comprehend document structure, layout, and meaning beyond simple text extraction.
Edge Computing
Processing data near the source of data generation rather than in a centralized cloud.
Embeddings
Dense vector representations of text that capture semantic meaning. Words or documents with similar meanings have similar embeddings.
Entity Extraction
The process of identifying and extracting specific entities like names, dates, amounts, and addresses from text.
Exception Handling
The process of managing documents that cannot be fully automated and require human intervention.
F1 Score
The harmonic mean of precision and recall, providing a single score for model performance.
Fine-Tuning
Adjusting a pre-trained model to work better on specific data or tasks.
Form Recognition
AI capability to identify and extract data from structured forms, including both filled and blank form templates.
Hierarchical Classification
Organizing documents into a tree-like category structure with parent-child relationships.
Human-in-the-Loop(HITL)
AI systems that incorporate human feedback to improve performance and handle exceptions.
Image Preprocessing
Techniques applied to document images before OCR to improve recognition accuracy.
Image Recognition
The ability of AI to identify objects, places, people, writing, and actions in images.
Image Segmentation
The process of partitioning an image into multiple segments or regions to simplify analysis.
Inference
The process of using a trained model to make predictions on new data. Also called prediction or scoring.
Intelligent Automation(IA)
The combination of AI technologies with automation to create systems that can learn, adapt, and make decisions.
Intelligent Character Recognition(ICR)
Advanced form of OCR that can recognize and convert handwritten text into machine-readable format.
Intelligent Document Processing(IDP)
The use of AI technologies to capture, extract, and process data from various document types with minimal human intervention.
Key-Value Extraction
Identifying and extracting pairs of labels and their corresponding values from documents.
Layout Analysis
The process of understanding the physical structure and organization of elements within a document.
Machine Learning(ML)
A subset of AI that enables systems to learn and improve from experience without being explicitly programmed. ML algorithms build mathematical models based on training data to make predictions or decisions.
Microservices
An architectural style where applications are built as a collection of small, independent services.
Model
A mathematical representation learned from data that can make predictions or decisions. Models are the output of machine learning algorithms.
Multi-Class Classification
Classification where documents can belong to one of multiple predefined categories.
Named Entity Recognition(NER)
An NLP technique that identifies and classifies named entities (people, places, organizations, dates, etc.) in text.
Natural Language Processing(NLP)
A branch of AI that helps computers understand, interpret, and manipulate human language. NLP bridges the gap between human communication and computer understanding.
Neural Networks(NN)
Computing systems inspired by biological neural networks in animal brains. They consist of interconnected nodes (neurons) that process information using connectionist approaches.
Object Detection
A computer vision technique that identifies and locates objects within images or videos.
OCR Confidence Score
A metric indicating how certain the OCR system is about its character recognition results.
Optical Character Recognition(OCR)
Technology that converts different types of documents, such as scanned paper documents or PDF files, into editable and searchable data.
Precision
The percentage of positive predictions that were actually correct.
Real-Time Processing
Processing data immediately as it arrives, with minimal latency.
Recall
The percentage of actual positive cases that were correctly identified.
Robotic Process Automation(RPA)
Technology that uses software robots to automate repetitive, rule-based tasks typically performed by humans.
Scalability
The ability of a system to handle increased load by adding resources.
Semantic Search
Search that understands the intent and contextual meaning of search queries.
Sentiment Analysis
The process of determining the emotional tone or opinion expressed in text. Used to understand attitudes, opinions, and emotions.
Straight-Through Processing(STP)
The ability to process documents from input to completion without human intervention.
Supervised Learning
An ML approach where models are trained on labeled data. The algorithm learns from input-output pairs and can make predictions on new, unseen data.
Table Extraction
The process of identifying tables in documents and extracting their structured data while preserving relationships.
Text Classification
The process of assigning predefined categories to text documents based on their content.
Text Detection
The process of locating regions in an image that contain text before performing recognition.
Tokenization
The process of breaking text into smaller units (tokens), such as words, phrases, or sentences, for analysis.
Training Data
The dataset used to train machine learning models. Quality and quantity of training data directly impact model performance.
Transfer Learning
Using a pre-trained model on a new but related task, leveraging previously learned knowledge.
Transformer
A neural network architecture that uses self-attention mechanisms. Forms the basis of modern NLP models like GPT and BERT.
Unsupervised Learning
ML technique where models find patterns in data without labeled examples. The algorithm discovers hidden structures in unlabeled data.
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