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text-to-image

adjective \ˈtekst tə ˈi-mij\
TopicModels & Behavior First known use2021 Senses1
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Definition of text-to-image

  1. : describing AI that creates pictures from a written description

    • Text-to-image tools have changed how designers make mood boards.
    • The text-to-image model struggled with hands for years.

Origin & history

first known use2021

Became mainstream with OpenAI's DALL·E in 2021 and a wave of image generators in 2022.

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"Text-to-image." AI Dictionary, Dadgogo, https://dadgogo.com/dictionary/text-to-image/. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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