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algotorial

algotorial adjective: using a combination of algorithmic and human editorial input.

Adjective

algotorial (comparative more algotorial, superlative most algotorial)

  1. (uncommon, machine learning) Using a combination of algorithmic and human editorial input.
    • Across the board, in the 2020s, some algotorial playlists seemed to become less about recommending a type of music, and more about recommending a type of listener, or a type of aspirational listener that a Spotify user wished to become.2025, Liz Pelly, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, 1st edition, New York: Atria Books, →ISBN

Forms of algotorial

comparativemore algotorial
superlativemost algotorial

Origin of algotorial

Blend of algorithmic + editorial.

Questions about algotorial

What does algotorial mean?
Algotorial means using a combination of algorithmic and human editorial input.
What part of speech is algotorial?
Algotorial is an adjective.

Words near algotorial in the dictionary

  1. algos
  2. algospeak
  3. algotherapist
  4. algotherapists
  5. algotherapy
  6. algotorial
  7. algotrader
  8. algotraders
  9. algotrading
  10. algous
  11. algraphic

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