"post-train" meaning in English

See post-train in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: post-trains [present, singular, third-person], post-training [participle, present], post-trained [participle, past], post-trained [past]
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  1. (machine learning) To further train a pretrained or foundation model in order to modify, refine, align, specialise, or enhance its capabilities for particular tasks, behaviours, or objectives. Coordinate_terms: fine-tune, pretrain

Inflected forms

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