inferencing

American  

[in-fer-uhns-ing] / ˈɪn fər əns ɪŋ /

noun

1. the process and practice of inferring or making inferences.

2. the process through which a deep learning model generates output in response to input.

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inferencing British  

/ ˈɪnfərənsɪŋ /

noun

1. psycholinguistics the practice of inferring the meaning of an unfamiliar word or expression from the meaning of familiar words occurring with it in a context together with one's knowledge of or beliefs about the world

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Example Sentences

“We need to inference at a much higher speed, and when you’re inferencing at a much higher speed, and each one of those tokens are dollarized, it directly translates into revenues.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Nomura estimates Kunlunxin’s revenue will hit 6.6 billion yuan in 2026, driven by growing demand for chips used for AI model inferencing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Chinese scientists have developed LightGen, a photon-based computing chip that outperforms Nvidia’s silicon-based wafers in AI training and inferencing, says a report.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

“Oracle is aggressively pursuing the inferencing market, as well as the AI-training market,” Ellison said on the company’s September earnings call with investors.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

AMD will continue to gain share of the CPU market, Buchalter said, and the AI buildout will also drive more demand for the chips to power inferencing and AI agents.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025