inference engine.

A software component that applies rules or a learned model to input information to produce conclusions, predictions, or other derived results.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• a rule-based inference engine
• an inference engine output
• run an inference engine

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The inference engine applied the rules consistently, including the rule no one had meant to encode.

She ran the trained model through an inference engine that fit within the probe’s power budget.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular inference engine; plural inference engines. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.