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PRE-ENTRAINEMENT [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- semi-supervised pre-training
1, record 1, English, semi%2Dsupervised%20pre%2Dtraining
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- semi-supervised pretraining 2, record 1, English, semi%2Dsupervised%20pretraining
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In semi-supervised pre-training, the machine learning model is trained on a general set of data including a small amount of labelled data and a lot of unlabelled data. Once the model has been pre-trained, it is ready to be trained further for a specific task. 3, record 1, English, - semi%2Dsupervised%20pre%2Dtraining
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- préentraînement semi-supervisé
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20semi%2Dsupervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- préentrainement semi-supervisé 1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9entrainement%20semi%2Dsupervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entraînement semi-supervisé 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement%20%20semi%2Dsupervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas du préentraînement semi-supervisé, le modèle d'apprentissage automatique est entraîné au moyen de données de nature générale incluant une petite quantité de données étiquetées et un grand nombre de données non étiquetées. Après le préentraînement, le modèle est prêt à recevoir un entraînement supplémentaire visant à lui permettre de réaliser une tâche précise. 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20semi%2Dsupervis%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pré-entraînement semi-supervisé : Même si cette forme est courante, les mots construits avec le préfixe «pré-» s'écrivent en principe sans trait d'union. 1, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20semi%2Dsupervis%C3%A9
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pré-entrainement semi-supervisé
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- supervised pre-training
1, record 2, English, supervised%20pre%2Dtraining
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- supervised pretraining 2, record 2, English, supervised%20pretraining
correct, noun
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In supervised pre-training, the machine learning model is trained on a general set of labelled data. Once the model has been pre-trained, it is ready to be trained further for a specific task. 3, record 2, English, - supervised%20pre%2Dtraining
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- préentraînement supervisé
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20supervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- préentrainement supervisé 2, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9entrainement%20supervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entraînement supervisé 3, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement%20%20supervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas du pré-entraînement supervisé, le modèle d'apprentissage automatique est entraîné au moyen d'un ensemble de données étiquetées de nature générale. Après le préentraînement, le modèle est prêt à recevoir un entraînement supplémentaire visant à lui permettre de réaliser une tâche précise. 2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20supervis%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pré-entraînement supervisé : Même si cette forme est courante, les mots construits avec le préfixe «pré-» s'écrivent en principe sans trait d'union. 2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20supervis%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- pré-entrainement supervisé
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-09-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- unsupervised pre-training
1, record 3, English, unsupervised%20pre%2Dtraining
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unsupervised pretraining 2, record 3, English, unsupervised%20pretraining
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In unsupervised pre-training, the machine learning model is trained on a general set of unlabelled data. Once the model has been pre-trained, it is ready to be trained further for a specific task. 3, record 3, English, - unsupervised%20pre%2Dtraining
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- préentraînement non supervisé
1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20non%20supervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- préentrainement non supervisé 2, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9entrainement%20non%20supervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entraînement non supervisé 3, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement%20non%20supervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entrainement non supervisé 4, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentrainement%20non%20supervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans le cas du pré-entraînement non supervisé, le modèle d'apprentissage automatique est entraîné au moyen d'un ensemble de données non étiquetées de nature générale. Après le préentraînement, le modèle est prêt à recevoir un entraînement supplémentaire visant à lui permettre de réaliser une tâche précise. 2, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20non%20supervis%C3%A9
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pré-entraînement non supervisé; pré-entrainement non supervisé : Même si ces formes sont courantes, les mots construits avec le préfixe «pré-» s'écrivent en principe sans trait d'union. 2, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20non%20supervis%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2025-09-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- self-supervised pre-training
1, record 4, English, self%2Dsupervised%20pre%2Dtraining
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- self-supervised pretraining 2, record 4, English, self%2Dsupervised%20pretraining
correct, noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Few-shot and zero-shot learning allow models to adapt to new tasks with minimal or no labeled examples. Self-supervised pre-training is proving effective for few-shot and zero-shot learning by creating representations that generalize well to new data, even with limited labeled samples. 3, record 4, English, - self%2Dsupervised%20pre%2Dtraining
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Once the model has been pre-trained, it is ready to be trained further for a specific task. 4, record 4, English, - self%2Dsupervised%20pre%2Dtraining
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- préentraînement autosupervisé
1, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20autosupervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- préentrainement autosupervisé 1, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9entrainement%20autosupervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entraînement auto-supervisé 2, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement%20%20auto%2Dsupervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entrainement auto-supervisé 3, record 4, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentrainement%20%20auto%2Dsupervis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Le contenu de la thèse] contraste fortement avec les travaux récents sur le pré-entraînement auto-supervisé, dont l'objectif est d'apprendre des représentations à usage général telles que les plongements lexicaux. 4, record 4, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20autosupervis%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Après le préentraînement, le modèle est prêt à recevoir un entraînement supplémentaire visant à lui permettre de réaliser une tâche précise. 1, record 4, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20autosupervis%C3%A9
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pré-entraînement auto-supervisé; pré-entrainement auto-supervisé : Même si ces formes sont courantes, les mots construits avec le préfixe «pré-» s’écrivent en principe sans trait d’union. Il en va de même pour les mots formés avec le préfixe «auto-», sauf lorsque l’élément qui suit le préfixe commence par les voyelles «i» ou «u». 1, record 4, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement%20autosupervis%C3%A9
Record 4, Key term(s)
- préentraînement auto-supervisé
- préentrainement auto-supervisé
- pré-entraînement autosupervisé
- pré-entrainement autosupervisé
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2025-08-28
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- pre-training
1, record 5, English, pre%2Dtraining
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- pretraining 2, record 5, English, pretraining
correct, noun
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pre-training is the initial phase in machine learning, especially in natural language processing and computer vision, where a model learns from a large amount of data before it is fine-tuned for a specific task. During pre-training, the model picks up general patterns and information that can later help it perform better on specific tasks, like translating text or recognizing images. 3, record 5, English, - pre%2Dtraining
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- préentraînement
1, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- préentrainement 2, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9entrainement
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entraînement 3, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement
correct, masculine noun
- pré-entrainement 4, record 5, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentrainement
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pré-entraînement est la phase initiale au cours de laquelle un modèle d'IA apprend à partir d'un très large corpus de données généralistes. [Le modèle] développe ainsi des représentations internes du langage, de l'image ou du son sans forcément être encore spécialisé. 5, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pré-entraînement; pré-entrainement : Même si ces formes sont courantes, les mots construits avec le préfixe «pré-» s'écrivent en principe sans trait d'union, sauf lorsque l'élément qui suit le préfixe commence par une majuscule. 6, record 5, French, - pr%C3%A9entra%C3%AEnement
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2024-10-09
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- generative pretraining
1, record 6, English, generative%20pretraining
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- GPT 2, record 6, English, GPT
correct
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- generative pre-training 3, record 6, English, generative%20pre%2Dtraining
correct
- GPT 3, record 6, English, GPT
correct
- GPT 3, record 6, English, GPT
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generative pretraining (GPT) is a deep learning technique that involves training a language model on a large corpus of text data in an unsupervised manner. The primary goal of GPT is to generate text that closely resembles human-written text by predicting the next word in a given sequence. 2, record 6, English, - generative%20pretraining
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pré-entraînement génératif
1, record 6, French, pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ratif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Key term(s)
- préentraînement génératif
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2023-09-13
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
- Toxicology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- dry scooping
1, record 7, English, dry%20scooping
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dry scooping involves eating pre-workout supplement powder directly from its container, without mixing it in water. 2, record 7, English, - dry%20scooping
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... some users [of dry scooping] have experienced significant unwanted effects including heart problems, trouble breathing, and choking after using the product in this manner. 2, record 7, English, - dry%20scooping
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
- Toxicologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- avaler du supplément de pré-entrainement en poudre
1, record 7, French, avaler%20du%20suppl%C3%A9ment%20de%20pr%C3%A9%2Dentrainement%20en%20poudre
proposal
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette pratique consiste à ingérer du supplément de pré-entrainement en poudre plutôt que de le diluer directement dans l'eau pour en faire une boisson, comme le recommandent les fabricants de ce type de supplément. 1, record 7, French, - avaler%20du%20suppl%C3%A9ment%20de%20pr%C3%A9%2Dentrainement%20en%20poudre
Record 7, Key term(s)
- avaler du supplément de préentrainement en poudre
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2023-09-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Dietetics
- Physical Fitness Training and Bodybuilding
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- pre-workout supplement
1, record 8, English, pre%2Dworkout%20supplement
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- pre-workout 2, record 8, English, pre%2Dworkout
correct, noun
- preworkout 3, record 8, English, preworkout
correct, noun
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pre-workout supplements are performance-boosting products intended for consumption prior to a workout. 4, record 8, English, - pre%2Dworkout%20supplement
Record 8, Key term(s)
- preworkout supplement
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Diététique
- Conditionnement physique et culturisme
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- supplément de pré-entraînement
1, record 8, French, suppl%C3%A9ment%20de%20pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- supplément pré-entraînement 2, record 8, French, suppl%C3%A9ment%20pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lors d'un entraînement en résistance, comme la musculation, la prise d'un supplément de pré-entraînement améliorerait la composition corporelle en augmentant la masse musculaire ou en diminuant la masse graisseuse. 3, record 8, French, - suppl%C3%A9ment%20de%20pr%C3%A9%2Dentra%C3%AEnement
Record 8, Key term(s)
- supplément de préentraînement
- supplément préentraînement
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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