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AI Visibility Glossary

Plain-language definitions for every term that comes up in AI visibility, GEO and AEO — from the basics to the technical details of how AI crawlers work.

55 terms

Fundamentals

AI Hallucination AI Overview AI Visibility Answer Engine Conversational Search Generative Engine Grounding (AI)Large Language Model (LLM)Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)Share of Voice (AI)Training Data Zero-Click Answer

Measurement

AI Referral Traffic AI Sentiment Analysis AI Visibility Score Brand Mention (AI)Citation Rate Competitive Share of Voice Dark Traffic Mention Position Prompt Tracking Query Fan-out

Query & Intent

Alternative-Brand Query Best-Of List Branded Query Buyer Intent (AI Search)Comparison Query High-Intent Prompt Non-Branded Query Recommendation Query

Content & Optimization

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)Content Freshness Digital PR (for AI Visibility)E-E-A-T FAQ Schema Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)Schema Markup Structured Data Third-Party Validation Topical Authority

Technical

AI Crawler Canonical URL ClaudeBot Crawl Budget Google-Extended GPTBot llms.txt PerplexityBot

Platforms

ChatGPT Search Claude Projects Copilot Answers Featured Snippet (vs. AI Answer)Google AI Mode Perplexity Pages Search Generative Experience (SGE)