"Lesk algorithm" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Lesk algorithm [canonical]
Etymology: Named after American computer scientist Mike Lesk (1945–). Etymology templates: {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|computer scientist||||}} computer scientist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Mike Lesk}} Mike Lesk, {{named-after|en|Mike Lesk|born=1945|nat=American|occ=computer scientist|wplink==}} Named after American computer scientist Mike Lesk (1945–) Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the Lesk algorithm
  1. (computational linguistics) A classical algorithm that disambiguates word senses by comparing dictionary definitions of an ambiguous word with its surrounding context.
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