Terms

This section describes some terms in this document to help you better understand the document content and procedure. Table 1 lists the terms.

Table 1 Terms

Term

Description

Ascend AI Processor

Huawei-developed processor used for AI computing.

NPU

Neural network processing unit, which has the same meaning as the Ascend AI Processor.

Multi-server multi-device training

Perform distributed training by using multiple processors on multiple training servers.

Single-server single-device training

Perform training by using only one processor on one training server.