"GPT" meaning in English

See GPT in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌd͡ʒiːpiːˈtiː/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} GPT
  1. (informal) Clipping of ChatGPT. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Alternative form of: ChatGPT
    Sense id: en-GPT-en-name-jqO8JjH7

Noun

IPA: /ˌd͡ʒiːpiːˈtiː/ Forms: GPTs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} GPT (countable and uncountable, plural GPTs)
  1. (computing) Initialism of GUID partition table. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: GUID partition table Coordinate_terms: APM, MBR
    Sense id: en-GPT-en-noun-U5wnLofF Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (machine learning) Initialism of generative pretrained transformer. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: generative pretrained transformer
    Sense id: en-GPT-en-noun-bzs8DYbl Categories (other): Machine learning
  3. (machine learning, by extension) A saved chat, project, or (especially) agentic persona within a gen AI workspace, functioning as a reusable and sharable tool. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable Coordinate_terms: agent, bot
    Sense id: en-GPT-en-noun-DeV7PAbk Categories (other): Machine learning, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 30 5 37 10 11 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 10 22 10 33 11 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 25 2 43 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 26 2 44 8 15
  4. (physics) Initialism of generalized probabilistic theory. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: generalized probabilistic theory
    Sense id: en-GPT-en-noun-XOE3o8Sv Categories (other): Physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. (economics) Initialism of general-purpose technology. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: general-purpose technology
    Sense id: en-GPT-en-noun--bI4ypIV Categories (other): Economics Topics: economics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ChatGPT

Inflected forms

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