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Why is SVM considered memory efficient in some cases?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

SVM is memory efficient at prediction time because only support vectors are stored.

Deep explanation

Unlike models storing entire datasets, SVM stores only support vectors and their weights. This sparsity reduces memory footprint during inference.

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