Item to vector based categorization

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a device, information that identifies a first item to be categorized;
• mapping, by the device, the first item to a first vector,
• the first vector including a plurality of first values that correspond to a plurality of first terms of the first item,
• a first term, from the plurality of first terms, being mapped to a first value, from the plurality of first values, and a second term, from the plurality of first terms, being mapped to a second value, from the plurality of first values;
• comparing, by the device, the first vector and a second vector,
• the second vector being associated with a second item,
• the second vector including a plurality of second values that correspond to a plurality of second terms associated with the second item,
• a first term, from the plurality of second terms, being mapped to a first value, from the plurality of second values, and a second term, from the plurality of second terms, being mapped to a second value, from the plurality of second values, and
• where comparing the first vector and the second vector, comprises:
• comparing:
• the first value, from the plurality of first values, to the first value, from the plurality of second values, and
• the second value, from the plurality of first values, to the second value, from the plurality of second values;
• determining, by the device, a similarity value associated with the first vector and the second vector based on comparing the first vector and the second vector;
• determining, by the device, that the similarity value satisfies a threshold;
• determining, by the device, a category associated with the first item based on the similarity value satisfying the threshold,
• the second item being associated with the category;
• and
• providing, by the device, information that identifies the category associated with the first item to permit an action to be performed.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive information that identifies an item to be categorized;
• map the item to a first vector based on the information that identifies the item,
• the information including a first set of values that correspond to a first set of terms,
• a first term, from the set of first terms, being mapped to a first value, from the set of first values, and a second term, from the set of first terms, being mapped to a second value, from the set of first values;
• compare the first vector to a second vector based on mapping the item to the first vector,
• the second vector including a set of second values that correspond to a set of second terms associated with the item,
• a first term, from the set of second terms, being mapped to a first value, from the set of second values, and a second term, from the set of second terms, being mapped to a second value, from the set of second values, and
• where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to compare the first vector and the second vector, cause the one or more processors to:
• compare:
• the first value, from the set of first values, to the first value, from the set of second values, and
• the second value, from the set of first values, to the second value, from the set of second values;
• determine a similarity value between the first vector and the second vector based on comparing the first vector and the second vector;
• determine that the similarity value satisfies a threshold;
• determine a category associated with the item based on the similarity value satisfying the threshold,
• the second vector being associated with the category;
• and
• provide information that identifies the category associated with the item to cause an action to be performed.