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What is Output Format?

Telling the AI exactly how to structure its response. You can request JSON, a list, a table, code only, or any other format.

row 3 of 4 · word, definition, category

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Specifying output format tells the AI...

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Specify the output format: return a JSON array. Each object needs: word, definition, category. No extra text outside the array.

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A nozzle fills a tray of moulds row by row; every row has the same three cavities (word, definition, category), so whatever is poured comes out in that shape.

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Fix the output format in your model to strict JSON with keys title, risk and owner, and reject anything else so the pipeline never has to clean it.

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