Large Language Models basic terminology: From NLP to LLM

Leo Tisljaric, PhD
12 min readJan 26, 2024

To understand and use LLMs, you should go through NLP terminology. Find code, images, and other resources in this article.

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LLMs really changed the face of AI in recent years and became a new hot topic which made us forget the origins of LLMs. In this article, we will go through some of the most important Natural Language Processing (NLP) terminology and explain why it is important to understand it to fully understand the LLMs at its core. Every term is explained with a paragraph of text, illustrated with an image, and the relevant Python code as a practical example. This will be helpful to someone who wants to learn how to use LLM in daily operations or code and to executives who want to understand what are AI engineers actually doing all day :)

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Leo Tisljaric, PhD

AI practitioner with passion for research and development of new ideas.