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Context Window
نافذة السياق
PronunciationKON-tekst WIN-do
Definition
The maximum amount of text, measured in tokens, that a large language model can process and remember during a single interaction. It includes both the input prompt you send and the output the model generates.
Where you hear it
- Model architecture discussions - Prompt optimization meetings - API pricing evaluations
Examples
We need to shorten our system prompt to fit within the model's context window.
Uploading this large PDF failed because it exceeds the context window of our current LLM.
Common mistake
Assuming the model remembers everything you said in previous separate chats, forgetting that the context window only applies to the current active session.