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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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Woodring explained that HDD demand is strengthening due to the growing demands from cloud-computing services and also a newer source — AI inferencing.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

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

But while GPUs are still superior for training AI models, newer AI tools such as agents require a process known as inferencing that is better suited for central processing chips, or CPUs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 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

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