structured output
/ˈstrʌktʃərd ˈaʊtpʊt/
model output constrained to follow a defined machine-readable schema, commonly a supported subset of JSON Schema
structured output in a sentence
“Structured output enforced the required fields and enum values; merely asking for JSON would not enforce the schema.”
Origin of structured output
Latin structura a fitting together + Old English ut out
Related Words
delimiter
a character or tag that marks where one part of a prompt ends and another begins
prompt template
a reusable prompt skeleton whose slots are filled in at run time
negative prompt
an instruction telling an image model what to leave out
self-consistency
sampling several reasoning paths and taking the majority answer
tree-of-thought
exploring branching reasoning paths and backtracking from dead ends
jailbreak
a prompt crafted to trick a model into ignoring its safety rules