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

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

“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

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