Word
context window
Definition
n. How much text an AI can look at and remember at once when answering.
n. The maximum span of tokens an AI model can attend to within a single interaction, bounding its working memory.
Examples
“The latest model has a much larger context window.”
“A larger context window allows the model to process longer documents.”
Examples
simple
“The latest model has a much larger context window.”
contextual
“A larger context window allows the model to process longer documents.”
Real-World Examples
“An LLM’s context window can be thought of as the equivalent of its working memory.” “The context window is the model’s maximum capacity: the total number of tokens it can process at once, including both your input and the model’s output.” “The larger the context window, the more information the LLM is able to process at once.” “GPT-4 Turbo will also “see” more data, with a 128K context window, which OpenAI says is “equivalent to more than 300 pages of text in a single prompt.” Etymology
context from Latin contextus + window from Old Norse vindauga "wind-eye."
Original etymology written by Shinotoshi Nakamura.
Domain
Technology
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.C1 AdvancedIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.7.0–8.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 5.0–5.595–113TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.945–990EikenEikenTest in Practical English ProficiencyThe English proficiency test from the Eiken Foundation of Japan, widely taken by Japanese students. Grades run from 5 to 1, with Pre-1 and Pre-2 between them.Grade 1
- Level
- C1 · Advanced
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