noun
A person, machine, or system that puts things into groups or categories.
The classifier sorts emails into different folders.
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automatic classifier · image classifier
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KLAAsuhfaierz
/ˈkʰlæ.sə.ˌfaɪ.ɚz/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
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A person, machine, or system that puts things into groups or categories.
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nountechnicalless common
A computer program that decides which category a piece of data belongs to.
The classifier identifies spam messages.
Common phrases & grammar
machine-learning classifier · text classifier