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# [Tokenization: How GPT Reads Your Text 🧩](https://behind-gpt.hashnode.dev/tokenization-how-gpt-reads-your-text?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Before GPT can understand or reply to you, it needs to break your text into small pieces called tokens.These tokens are the building blocks GPT uses to process and generate language. What is a Token? Text when break down into small pieces called tok...

Aug 13, 2025 · 1 min read · behind-gpt.hashnode.dev  
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