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Stop Token

A special token signaling the end of generation, causing the model to stop producing more tokens.

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  1. Token ✓ understood

    The basic unit of text that a language model processes, typically representing a word, subword, or character. Tokens are the fundamental building blocks for LLM input and output.

  2. Tokenization ✓ understood

    Splitting text into tokens, usually subword pieces, and mapping each to an integer ID so a language model can process it.

  3. Special Token ✓ understood

    Reserved tokens with special meanings like [CLS], [SEP], [MASK], [PAD] used in various model architectures.

  4. Stop Token · you are here ✓ understood

A special token signaling the end of generation, causing the model to stop producing more tokens.

This concept is essential for understanding large language models and forms a key part of modern AI systems.

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Language & LLMs EOS Token End Of Sequence token - signals when the model has finished generating a complete output. Language & LLMs Text Generation Automatically creating coherent text using language models, from simple completion to creative writing. Language & LLMs Length Penalty Adjusting generation scores based on output length to avoid bias toward shorter or longer sequences.