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Infer (static analyzer)

Infer is an open-source static analyzer developed at Facebook (now Meta) that finds potential bugs in Java, C, C++, and Objective-C code without running it.

Inference attack

An inference attack is an attack on a machine learning system that tries to extract sensitive information from a deployed model, such as whether a record was used in training.

Infineon AURIX

Infineon AURIX is a family of 32-bit automotive microcontrollers by Infineon Technologies, built on the TriCore architecture combining microcontroller, RISC processor, and DSP in one core.

Infineon Technologies

Infineon Technologies AG is a German semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Neubiberg near Munich, spun off from Siemens in 1999 and focused on automotive and power semiconductors.

Infineum

Infineum, known in Chinese as 润英联, is a British specialty chemicals company formed in 1999 by ExxonMobil and Shell to make fuel and lubricant additives.

Infini-attention

Infini-attention is a long-context attention mechanism for transformers, introduced by Google researchers in April 2024, that combines local attention with a compressive memory to process effectively unbounded input streams.

InfiniBand

InfiniBand, also known as InfiniBand Architecture, is an industry-standard switched fabric interconnect for data centers, built on RDMA and widely used in high-performance computing and AI clusters.

Infinite Flight

Infinite Flight is a mobile flight simulator for iOS and Android, first released in 2011, featuring global flight operations, live multiplayer, and human air traffic control.

Infinite impulse response

An infinite impulse response (IIR) filter is a digital filter whose response to a single impulse never reaches exactly zero because feedback recirculates energy through the system.

Infinite loop

An infinite loop, also called an endless loop, is a sequence of computer instructions that repeats indefinitely because the condition that would end it can never be reached.

Infinite scroll

Infinite scroll is a web technique that automatically appends new content as the user nears the end of a list, widely credited to Aza Raskin in 2006.

Infinite scrolling

Infinite scrolling is a web interface pattern that automatically appends more items as the user nears the end of a list, replacing pagination in social feeds.

Infinite slope analysis

Infinite slope analysis is a limit equilibrium method in geotechnical engineering for assessing shallow translational landslides, treating the slope as infinitely long with a planar failure surface.

Infiniti

Infiniti, also known as Nissan Infiniti, is Nissan's luxury vehicle division, launched in the United States in 1989 with the Q45 sedan and M30 coupe.

Infiniti M

The Infiniti M was a line of luxury sedans sold by Infiniti from 1989 until 2019, renamed the Infiniti Q70 for the 2014 model year.

Infiniti Q45

The Infiniti Q45 was a full-size rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan built by Nissan from 1989 to 2006 as the flagship of its Infiniti brand, powered by a V8.

Infiniti Q50

The Infiniti Q50 is a sports sedan produced by Nissan's Infiniti division from 2013 to 2024 as the successor to the G37, sold in Japan as the Nissan Skyline.

Infiniti Q60

The Infiniti Q60 is a two-door luxury sport coupe sold in the United States from 2014 to 2022, replacing the Infiniti G37 Coupe and discontinued after 2022.

Infiniti QX60

The Infiniti QX60, originally sold as the JX35, is a midsize three-row luxury crossover SUV from Infiniti that debuted in 2013 and is built in Smyrna, Tennessee.

Infiniti QX65

The Infiniti QX65 is a two-row, five-passenger midsize luxury crossover SUV with a fastback roofline, built by Infiniti and sold as a 2027 model year vehicle.

Infiniti QX70

The Infiniti QX70, also known as the Infiniti FX or FX35, is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV with a coupe-like roofline, sold by Infiniti from 2014 until 2017.

Infiniti QX80

The Infiniti QX80, badged QX56 from its 2004 launch until 2014, is a three-row, body-on-frame luxury SUV built by Infiniti on a chassis shared with the Nissan Patrol.

Infinity Natural Resources

Infinity Natural Resources is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company in Morgantown, West Virginia, operating in the Utica and Marcellus shales of the Appalachian Basin.

Infinity Ward

Infinity Ward, also known in Arabic as إنفنتي وورد, is an American video game studio and the original creator of the Call of Duty franchise.

Infinity-Instruct

Infinity-Instruct is a large-scale instruction-tuning dataset from the Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, built on the argument that coverage and depth of instructions matter more than raw sample count.

Infinix Mobile

Infinix Mobile is a smartphone brand founded in 2013 by Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings, positioned in the $200 to $400 range across Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Infinix Note 60 Pro

The Infinix Note 60 Pro is a mid-range Android smartphone launched in India in April 2026, known for its rear Active Matrix display and 6,500mAh battery.

Inflatable boat

An inflatable boat is a light watercraft with inflatable tubes for buoyancy, ranging from soft folding boats to rigid inflatable boats with hard hulls, common since World War II.

Inflection AI

Inflection AI is an AI startup best known for its chatbot Pi and for the March 2024 deal in which Microsoft hired its founders and most of its staff.

Inflection–Microsoft deal

The Inflection–Microsoft deal was a March 2024 transaction in which Microsoft hired almost all of Inflection AI's team, including co-founders Mustafa Suleyman and Karén Simonyan, for about $650 million.