trainingdata

noun
UK /ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈdeɪtə/
US /ˈtreɪnɪŋ ˈdeɪtə/

Training data is the set of examples a computer uses to learn something new.

The robot learned to tell cats from dogs by looking at lots of trainingdata.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The information used to teach a computer program how to do a job.

The app got better at guessing the weather because its trainingdata was huge.

3. A collection of labeled examples used to test and improve a computer's answers.

Scientists checked the trainingdata to make sure the pictures were labeled correctly.

4. The starting material a smart computer studies before it tries a task on its own.

Before the game bot could play chess, it studied trainingdata from old matches.