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context language model
also CLM or context language models
Definition of context language model
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: a language model designed to manage its own working context by reading, retaining, reorganizing, or removing information as a task progresses, rather than relying entirely on an external system to decide what stays in the context window
- The context language model kept the latest test results and discarded obsolete debugging notes before continuing the long coding task.
- Researchers evaluated whether a CLM could reduce computation while preserving the evidence needed for a multi-hour research agent.
Two meanings, one word
In everyday English
Context is the surrounding information that helps something be understood, while a model is a simplified representation or pattern used to explain or predict something.
In AI
A language model designed to manage its own working context by reading, retaining, reorganizing, or removing information as a task progresses, rather than relying…
Origin & history
The term was introduced in the 2026 paper Context Language Models by researchers affiliated with the University of Washington, Meta Superintelligence Labs, MIT, and Trillium Labs. Their implementation treated context as an editable file that the model could update while working.
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"Context language model." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/context-language-model/. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.