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tokenize

verb

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Pronunciation: /ˈtoʊ.kən.aɪz/

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English token Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English tokenize From token + -ize.

  1. To reduce to a token or set of tokens by lexical analysis.
  2. To substitute sensitive data with meaningless placeholders.
  3. To treat as a token minority.