Small Language Model.
2. ^ [Jump up to: _**a**_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_language_model#cite_ref-jjokah_2-0) [_**b**_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_language_model#cite_ref-jjokah_2-1)John Johnson (25 February 2025). ["Sm…
The process is repeated layer after layer until the part is complete.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_melting#cite_note-8) SLM machines predominantly uses a high-powered Yb-fiber optic [laser](htt…
Small Language Model. A language model under ~10B params — cheaper, faster, runs on-device. Increasingly the default for narrow tasks where a 400B model is overkill.
"Switched the auto-tagger to an SLM. 20x cheaper, same quality."
SLM stands for Small Language Model, the counterpart to LLM (Large Language Model). Designed to run on phones and laptops. Tech jargon. Not concerning. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
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The ultimate, most exemplary expression of SLM behavior — a moment so perfectly terse and action-oriented that it becomes the benchmark against which all future SLM behavior is measured. Peak SLM is often described after the fact, when someone realizes in retrospect that a person handled a situation with absolute minimal verbal output and maximum effective result. It functions both as genuine praise and as ironic hyperbole when someone does something quietly efficient in an otherwise chaotic context.
The transformation of a complex large language model into a smaller one.
The craft of writing inputs to LLMs to reliably produce the output you want. Includes role-setting, few-shot examples, chain-of-thought, and careful phrasing.
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SLM stands for Small Language Model, the counterpart to LLM (Large Language Model). Designed to run on phones and laptops. Tech jargon. Not concerning. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
SLM is an AI-industry initialism for "small language model," a smaller, more efficient counterpart to large language models, often deployable on edge devices. Use in AI engineering. Formal equivalent: "small language model." Common non-native mistake: confusing with other SLM acronyms. In AI contexts, the meaning is consistent. Always spell out on first use for general audiences. Read or listen to the word in context several times before trying it yourself; the right register is harder to learn than the dictionary meaning.
“2. ^ [Jump up to: _**a**_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_language_model#cite_ref-jjokah_2-0) [_**b**_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_language_model#cite_ref-jjokah_2-1)John Johnson (25 February 2025). ["Small Language Models (SLM): A Comprehensive Overview"](https://huggingface.co/blog/jjokah/small-language-model).”
“The process is repeated layer after layer until the part is complete.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_laser_melting#cite_note-8) SLM machines predominantly uses a high-powered Yb-fiber optic [laser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser "Laser") with standard laser powers ranging from 100–1000 W.”
“If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/SLM&namespace=0) led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.”
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