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AEOAnswer Engine OptimizationMaking your content the answer AI tools give. When someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI who the best expert is, you want to be named.Search & AI Visibility
Agentic AIAI systems designed to act on their own: planning, deciding and completing multi-step work, not just responding.Agents & Automation
AGIArtificial General IntelligenceA hypothetical AI that can do any intellectual task a person can, across every field. Experts disagree on when, or whether, it will arrive.The Basics
AI AgentAI that does not just answer, it acts: it plans steps, uses tools and works toward a goal with limited supervision.Agents & Automation
AI AvatarA digital video presenter, often a likeness of a real person, that speaks any script you give it.Images, Video & Voice
AI BiasWhen AI output unfairly favors or disadvantages certain groups, usually because of patterns in its training data.Safety & Trust
AI Data PrivacyWhat happens to the information you type or upload into AI tools: who can see it, how long it is kept, and whether it trains future models.Safety & Trust
AI DetectionTools that try to tell whether text or images were made by AI. For text, they are often unreliable.Safety & Trust
AI EthicsResponsible AIUsing AI honestly, fairly and safely: being transparent, respecting consent and privacy, and staying accountable for the results.Safety & Trust
AI Image GenerationText-to-imageCreating images from a text description. Type what you want to see and the AI draws it.Images, Video & Voice
AI OverviewsGoogle AI ModeThe AI-written summaries at the top of many Google results, with links to the sources used.Search & AI Visibility
AI SlopLow-effort, generic AI content that floods feeds and inboxes. The opposite of what you want your brand known for.Safety & Trust
AI UpscalingUsing AI to enlarge an image or video and add realistic detail, so a small or blurry file looks sharp.Images, Video & Voice
AI WatermarkA hidden or visible mark that identifies content as AI-generated.Images, Video & Voice
AI WorkflowA repeatable sequence of steps where AI handles some or all of the work, often connected across several tools.Agents & Automation
AI WrapperA product built on top of someone else's AI model, adding its own interface, workflow, prompts or data.Building with AI
Answer EngineA tool that gives you a direct answer instead of a list of links: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Google AI Overviews, voice assistants.Search & AI Visibility
APIApplication Programming InterfaceA doorway that lets one piece of software talk to another. It is how apps share data and how developers plug AI into their own products.Agents & Automation
API KeyA secret code that identifies you to a service's API. Treat it like a password: it can access data and run up charges.Agents & Automation
A RecordThe DNS record that points a domain or subdomain to a server's IP address. It is what makes yourdomain.com open your website.Servers, Domains & Email
Artificial IntelligenceAISoftware that does things we used to think only people could do: write, summarize, recognize images, answer questions, make decisions.The Basics
AutomationNo-code automationConnecting apps so tasks happen automatically, often using tools like Zapier, Make or n8n, now with AI steps built in.Agents & Automation
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C2PA / Content CredentialsCoalition for Content Provenance and AuthenticityA standard that attaches a tamper-evident "nutrition label" to images and video showing how they were made, including whether AI was used.Images, Video & Voice
Chain of ThoughtAsking AI to work through a problem step by step before answering. It often improves accuracy on hard tasks.Prompting
ChatbotA program you talk to in a conversation. Modern AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude are powered by LLMs.The Basics
ChatGPTOpenAI's AI assistant and the app that made generative AI mainstream in late 2022.Tools & Platforms
Chrome ExtensionA small add-on that adds features to the Google Chrome browser, like a button, a side panel or a tool that reads the page you are on. AI can now build one for you in an afternoon.Building with AI
CitationsLinks or references showing where an AI got its information, so you can check it.Data & Knowledge
ClaudeAnthropic's AI assistant, known for strong writing, careful reasoning, coding and working with long documents.Tools & Platforms
CNAMECanonical Name recordA DNS record that points one name to another name instead of to an IP address, like a forwarding label.Servers, Domains & Email
Computer UseBrowser agentAI that operates a computer or web browser like a person: looking at the screen, clicking, typing and filling in forms.Agents & Automation
Context EngineeringDeciding what information an AI gets to see so it can do the job well. The next step beyond prompt engineering.Prompting
Context WindowHow much an AI can "keep in mind" at once: your instructions, pasted documents and the conversation so far.The Basics
CopilotMicrosoft's AI assistant across Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365, and also a general word for AI that assists you inside another app.Tools & Platforms
CSVComma-Separated ValuesA plain-text spreadsheet: one row per line, columns separated by commas. The universal format for moving lists between tools.Files & Formats
Custom InstructionsSaved preferences an AI applies to every chat: who you are, how you like answers, what to avoid.Prompting
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Data EnrichmentFilling in missing details on a contact or company record (email, phone, title, company size, industry) from other sources.Data & Knowledge
DeepfakeRealistic fake video, audio or images of a real person, made with AI, often to deceive.Images, Video & Voice
Deep ResearchAn AI mode that spends several minutes searching dozens or hundreds of sources and writes a cited report.Agents & Automation
Diffusion ModelThe technique behind most AI image and video generators: start with random noise and refine it step by step into a picture.Images, Video & Voice
DNSDomain Name SystemThe internet's phone book: it turns a name like evyai.com into the address of the server that should answer, and says where that domain's email goes.Servers, Domains & Email
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EmbeddingsA way of turning text into numbers that capture its meaning, so software can find things that are similar in meaning, not just matching words.Data & Knowledge
EntityA distinct, recognizable thing (a person, company, product, place) that search engines and AI understand as a single "who" or "what".Search & AI Visibility
.env FileEnvironment variablesA private settings file that holds an app's secrets (API keys, passwords, database addresses) separately from the code.Building with AI
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Few-Shot PromptingGiving AI a few examples of what you want, so it can copy the pattern.Prompting
Fine-TuningTraining an existing model further on your own examples so it gets better at a specific task or style.Data & Knowledge
Foundation ModelA large, general-purpose model that many different products are built on top of.The Basics
FTP / SFTPFile Transfer ProtocolWays to upload and download files to a server. SFTP is the secure version; plain FTP sends everything, passwords included, unencrypted.Servers, Domains & Email
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GeminiGoogle's AI assistant and model family, built into Google Search, Gmail, Docs and Android.Tools & Platforms
Generative AIGenAIAI that creates new content (text, images, audio, video, code) instead of only sorting or predicting.The Basics
GEOGenerative Engine OptimizationAnother name for optimizing your content to appear in AI-generated answers. Close cousin of AEO.Search & AI Visibility
Git & GitHubGit keeps a full history of every change to your project's files; GitHub stores that history online so it is backed up and shareable.Building with AI
Giving AI Email AccessIMAP, SMTP and email APIsThe ways an AI agent can read or send email: an official connector, IMAP and SMTP, or an email-sending service. Each needs care.Servers, Domains & Email
GrokxAI's AI assistant, built into X (formerly Twitter), with access to real-time posts on X.Tools & Platforms
Grok BotGrokbotxAI's app for creating named AI agents that work on their own cloud computer, connect to your tools and keep running after you close your laptop.Tools & Platforms
GroundingTying an AI's answer to real, specific sources (your documents or live web results) so it does not rely on memory alone.Data & Knowledge
GuardrailsRules and checks that keep AI output safe, on-brand and on-task.Safety & Trust
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HallucinationWhen AI confidently states something false: a fake statistic, a made-up quote, a person who does not exist.The Basics
HarnessAgent harnessThe software wrapped around an LLM that controls it: what it sees, which tools it can use, what it remembers and when it stops. The model is the horse; the harness steers it.Agents & Automation
Hermes AgentA free, open-source AI agent from Nous Research that saves what it learns as reusable skills, so it gets better at your tasks over time.Tools & Platforms
Human in the LoopHITLKeeping a person in charge of reviewing or approving what AI does before it matters.Agents & Automation
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JPG / JPEGThe most common photo format. Small files, good for photos, but it loses a little quality each save and has no transparent background.Files & Formats
JSONJavaScript Object NotationA structured text format that apps and APIs use to send data to each other, with labels and values in curly braces.Files & Formats
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LLMLarge Language ModelThe engine behind ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini: a model trained on huge amounts of text that predicts the next word, very well.The Basics
llms.txtA proposed standard: a plain text file at the root of a website that tells AI tools what the site is about and where the key pages are.Search & AI Visibility
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Machine LearningMLThe method behind modern AI: systems that learn patterns from examples instead of following hand-written rules.The Basics
MarkdownMD file (.md)A simple way to format plain text with symbols: # for headings, ** for bold, - for bullets. It is the native language of AI.Files & Formats
MCPModel Context ProtocolAn open standard that lets AI assistants plug into your tools and data (CRM, calendar, files, databases) through one common connector.Agents & Automation
MemoryAI memoryThe ability of an AI app to remember facts about you across separate conversations.Agents & Automation
Meta PromptingAsking AI to write or improve the prompt for you.Prompting
ModelAI modelThe trained "brain" inside an AI product. ChatGPT is an app; GPT is the model running inside it.The Basics
MP4The standard video file format that plays almost everywhere: phones, browsers, LinkedIn, YouTube.Files & Formats
Multi-Agent SystemSeveral AI agents working together, each with its own job: one researches, one writes, one reviews.Agents & Automation
MultimodalAI that works with more than text: it can read images, PDFs, audio or video, and sometimes create them too.The Basics
MX RecordMail Exchange recordThe DNS record that tells the world which mail servers receive email for your domain. Change it and you change where your email goes.Servers, Domains & Email
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Natural Language ProcessingNLPThe field of AI that deals with understanding and producing human language. LLMs are its most powerful tool today.Data & Knowledge
Neural NetworkThe structure inside most modern AI: layers of connected math units loosely inspired by the brain.The Basics
NotebookLMGoogle's research notebook: upload your sources and get answers, summaries and even podcast-style audio overviews grounded in them.Tools & Platforms
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ObsidianA note-taking app that stores every note as a plain Markdown file on your own computer, which makes it a perfect "second brain" for AI to read.Files & Formats
OpenClawA popular free, open-source personal AI agent you run on your own computer or server and chat with through WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack and similar apps.Tools & Platforms
OpenRouterOne account and one API key that gives you access to hundreds of AI models from many companies, so you can switch models without new accounts.Tools & Platforms
Open-Weight ModelOpen-source AIA model whose trained files are published, so anyone can download, run and customize it on their own computers.Tools & Platforms
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ParametersThe billions of internal settings a model learns during training. More parameters usually means more capability, and more cost.The Basics
PDFPortable Document FormatA file format that looks the same on every device. Great for sharing and printing, harder for AI to read cleanly than plain text.Files & Formats
PerplexityAn AI answer engine that searches the web and gives answers with citations for every claim.Tools & Platforms
PersonaA defined voice or identity the AI writes as: who is speaking, their background, expertise and boundaries.Prompting
PNGPortable Network GraphicsAn image format that keeps full quality and supports transparent backgrounds. Best for logos, screenshots and graphics with text.Files & Formats
PromptWhat you type (or say) to an AI to tell it what you want. Better prompts get better results.Prompting
Prompt EngineeringThe skill of writing instructions that get AI to produce exactly what you need, reliably.Prompting
Prompt InjectionA trick where hidden instructions in a web page, email or document hijack an AI to do something its user did not ask for.Safety & Trust
Prompt TemplateA reusable prompt with blanks to fill in, so you get consistent results every time.Prompting
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RAGRetrieval-Augmented GenerationA way of making AI answer from your documents: it looks up the relevant information first, then writes the answer from it.Data & Knowledge
Rate LimitA cap on how many requests or how much usage you get in a period of time.Building with AI
Reasoning ModelA model that "thinks" step by step before answering. Slower, but much better at complex problems.The Basics
Role PromptingTelling the AI who to be ("You are a CFO", "You are a skeptical buyer") to shape its expertise and perspective.Prompting
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Schema MarkupStructured dataHidden code on a web page that tells search engines and AI exactly what the content is: a person, a business, a product, an FAQ, an event.Search & AI Visibility
Semantic SearchSearch that understands meaning and intent, not just keywords.Data & Knowledge
Sentiment AnalysisUsing AI to detect the emotion or attitude in text: positive, negative, neutral, frustrated, excited.Data & Knowledge
SEOSearch Engine OptimizationImproving your website so it ranks higher in Google and other search engines. Still the foundation AEO is built on.Search & AI Visibility
Speech-to-TextTranscriptionAI that turns spoken audio into written text, accurately and fast.Images, Video & Voice
SSHSecure ShellA secure, encrypted way to log into another computer (usually a server) and type commands on it as if you were sitting in front of it.Servers, Domains & Email
SSH KeyA matched pair of files that proves who you are to a server: a public key you hand out and a private key you never share.Servers, Domains & Email
SSL / HTTPSSSL/TLS certificateThe padlock in the browser: an encrypted connection between visitors and your site. Free, and expected everywhere.Servers, Domains & Email
StyleWriting style / voice profileThe rules for how AI writes for you: length, structure, formatting, tone, and quirks that make it sound like you.Prompting
System PromptBehind-the-scenes instructions that set an AI's role, rules and tone for the whole conversation.Prompting
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TemperatureA setting that controls how predictable or creative an AI's answers are. Low = consistent, high = varied.The Basics
Terminal / CLICommand-Line InterfaceThe text window where you type commands instead of clicking. Many of the most powerful AI coding agents live there.Building with AI
Text-to-SpeechTTS / AI voiceAI that turns written text into natural-sounding speech.Images, Video & Voice
Text-to-VideoAI video generationAI that creates video clips from a written description or a still image.Images, Video & Voice
TokenThe small chunks of text an AI reads and writes. Roughly 4 characters, or about three quarters of a word, in English.The Basics
Token PricingHow AI APIs charge: a small fee per million tokens in (your prompt) and out (the AI's reply).Building with AI
Tool UseFunction callingWhen an AI can call outside tools (web search, a calculator, your calendar, a database) instead of only generating text.Agents & Automation
Training DataThe text, images or other examples a model learned from. It shapes what the model knows and how it behaves.The Basics
TXT Record (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)DNS records that hold text, used to prove you own a domain and to protect your email from being faked or landing in spam.Servers, Domains & Email
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Vector DatabaseA database built to store embeddings and quickly find the most similar items. The memory behind many RAG systems.Data & Knowledge
Vibe CodingBuilding software by describing what you want in plain English and letting AI write the code.Building with AI
Voice CloningCreating an AI copy of a specific person's voice from a sample recording.Images, Video & Voice
VPS / ServerVirtual Private ServerYour own always-on computer in the cloud, rented by the month, where websites, apps and AI agents can run 24/7.Servers, Domains & Email
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