noun
Lora
noun
1
A technique for efficiently fine-tuning a large machine-learning model by training small additional "adapter" layers instead of the whole model.
"They used a LoRA to customise the image model for anime-style art."
name
1
A female given name, an alternative form of Laura.
"Lora moved to Bristol after finishing university."
How to Use Lora
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a woman's name, or (in AI) a lightweight method for customising a large model without retraining it fully.
Word Forms
LoRAs plural
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Etymology
As a technical term, an acronym of "low-rank adaptation." As a name, from Latin, related to Laura.