noun
- The plural of disambiguation; the process or result of removing ambiguity or confusion by clarifying meaning, especially in language, logic, or reference.
- In Wikipedia and similar reference systems, pages that list multiple articles sharing the same or similar titles to help readers find the correct article.
Usage: Commonly used in linguistics, philosophy, and information technology contexts.; Often refers to distinguishing between multiple possible meanings of a word or phrase.
Usage: Technical usage in digital reference and information management.
Examples
- The dictionary provided several disambiguations for the word 'bank' to distinguish between financial and geographical meanings.
- Disambiguations are essential in natural language processing to improve machine understanding.
- The author included disambiguations in the footnotes to clarify technical terms.
- Wikipedia's disambiguations help readers navigate between articles with overlapping titles.
- Linguistic disambiguations often require context to determine the intended meaning.
- The software uses disambiguations to resolve references in the database.