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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.


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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As CPUs make a comeback, it’s about whether mature hardware categories become more relevant as AI computing demand shifts to inferencing, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Those competitors, plus a host of startups and the in-house chip design teams of major Nvidia customers like Google, Amazon and Microsoft all see an opportunity in the shift to inferencing.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 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

“We think we are in a pretty good position to be a winner in the inferencing market, because Oracle is by far the world’s largest custodian of high-value private enterprise data.”

From MarketWatch Dec. 9, 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

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