Named entity recognition (NER) identifies and labels entities such as people, organizations, and locations in text.
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Named Entity Recognition
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Named entity recognition (NER) identifies and labels entities such as people, organizations, and locations in text.
Definition
Plain English explanation
It highlights the names of things in a sentence and tags what kind of thing each name is.
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Sources
- NIST AI Risk Management Framework — risk vocabulary context for AI systems
- Brel Digital company and technology profiles — applied usage evidence where tagged
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