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Domain-Adaptive Fine-Tuning

An approach that adapts a model to the terminology and usage style of specific domains such as law, healthcare, or finance.

Domain-adaptive fine-tuning helps a general model respond better to the linguistic and logical expectations of a specialist domain. In high-stakes and terminology-heavy sectors, general model behavior may be insufficient. Domain adaptation therefore matters not only for performance but also for reliability.