natural language understanding; NLU
Technical term in computing and AI for a machine's ability to comprehend human language.
Natural language understanding is one of the important research areas in AI.
This chatbot is equipped with advanced natural language understanding.
自然言語処理 (natural language processing) is a broader field that includes tasks like generation and translation, while 自然言語理解 focuses specifically on comprehension.
Compound of 自然 (natural) + 言語 (language) + 理解 (understanding), a direct translation of the English term 'natural language understanding'.