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

But spending $20 billion could prove a bargain if the deal helps Nvidia maintain its commanding lead as the needs of the AI market move more toward inferencing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

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

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