Lemmatizer

Pronunciation: /ˈɫɛmˈˌeɪˌtiaɪˈziˈɝ/

Lemmatizer (noun)

  1. A program that changes a word to its base form so different forms can be treated as the same word.
  2. A tool used in text systems to normalize words, helping matching and counting in documents.

Examples

  • A lemmatizer helps you find the text base form of a word.
  • The lemmatizer shows the text base form when you type different forms.