Automation
Intelligent Document Processing
Intelligent document processing (IDP) is the automated extraction of structured data from unstructured or semi-structured documents — invoices, contracts, clinical notes — using OCR, NLP, and large language models, then routing the data to downstream systems.
Related terms
- OCR (Optical Character Recognition) — OCR is the technology that converts images of printed or handwritten text into machine-readable characters.
- Workflow Automation — Workflow automation is the replacement of repetitive multi-step business processes with software that executes them deterministically, with optional human checkpoints at decision points.