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Glossary: Fine-tuning LLMs

Merging (an adapter)

Also written: merge, merged model, merge_and_unload

Adding the LoRA update into the base weights (W becomes W + (alpha/r)BA) to make an ordinary standalone model. Merge into a 16-bit base, not a 4-bit QLoRA one.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

AdapterGGUFQLoRA