Neural Processor

Noun · AI & Machine Learning

Definitions

  1. A processor or accelerator specialized for neural network workloads such as inference or training. Neural processors are designed to handle matrix-heavy computation efficiently compared with general-purpose CPUs.

    In plain English: Hardware designed specifically to run neural network workloads efficiently.

    Example: "The phone's neural processor handled on-device summarization so short notes could be processed without round-tripping to the cloud."

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