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Technical GlossaryNatural Language Processing

Structured Output Prompting

A technique that asks the model to produce schema-aligned outputs such as JSON or tables instead of free text.

Structured output prompting turns LLMs from merely conversational systems into systems that produce machine-usable data. It is especially important in information extraction, automation, integration, and agent workflows. However, schema fidelity, missing fields, and drift into free text require careful format control.