Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a field within Artificial Intelligence (AI) that focuses on the ability of computers to understand, interpret, and generate human language. This can include tasks such as language translation, speech recognition, and text analysis.
In practical terms, this means that NLP allows computers to process and understand written or spoken language in the same way that a human would. For example, a computer program using NLP could be trained to understand that “I am hungry” means the same thing as “I need food,” and it could respond appropriately.