NNUE

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noun

A type of neural network able to run on a CPU, trained to evaluate a board game (usually chess or shogi) position.

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Meanings

nounNNUE (plural NNUEs)

plural NNUEs

  1. board gamesA type of neural network able to run on a CPU, trained to evaluate a board game (usually chess or shogi) position.

Origin

Coined by Japanese computer scientist Yu Nasu in 2018 as an inversion of "Efficiently Updateable Neural Network" (stylized as ƎUИИ).

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APA

NNUE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NNUE

MLA

“NNUE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NNUE. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “NNUE,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/NNUE.

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