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structured output

noun \ˈstrək-chərd ˈau̇t-ˌpu̇t\

also JSON mode

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Definition of structured output

  1. : model output that follows a fixed, machine-readable format such as JSON with specific fields, so software can use it directly

    • Structured output means no more fragile parsing of free text.
    • We asked for structured output with name, price and rating fields.
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