Glossary

SEO & GEO Glossary

279 terms covering AI search optimization, traditional SEO, content strategy, and technical concepts.

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AI Search Ranking Factors

AI Search

The signals and factors that AI-powered search engines use to determine which sources to cite, reference, or surface in their generated responses.

Citation Optimization

AI Search

The strategic practice of structuring and presenting content to maximize the probability of being referenced and cited as a source in AI-generated responses and search results.

Conversational Search Optimization

AI Search

The practice of optimizing content to perform well in conversational and natural language search interfaces, including voice assistants, chatbots, and AI-powered search engines.

Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)

Technical

A Core Web Vitals metric that measures the sum of all unexpected layout shift scores that occur throughout the entire lifespan of a page, quantifying visual instability.

Edge SEO

Technical

An SEO technique that uses edge computing infrastructure to modify HTML responses at the CDN level, enabling dynamic SEO optimizations without changing origin server code.

First Contentful Paint (FCP)

Technical

A performance metric that measures the time from when a page starts loading to when any part of the page's content is rendered on the screen.

First Input Delay (FID)

Technical

A Core Web Vitals metric that measures the time from when a user first interacts with a page to the time when the browser is able to begin processing event handlers in response.

First Meaningful Paint (FMP)

Technical

A deprecated performance metric that measured when the primary content of a page became visible to users, now replaced by Largest Contentful Paint (LCP).

Headless CMS SEO

Technical

The practice of optimizing content delivered through headless content management systems, addressing unique challenges of API-first architectures and decoupled frontends.

Interaction to Next Paint (INP)

Technical

A Core Web Vitals metric that measures the latency of all user interactions throughout a page visit, reporting the longest duration from user input to visual feedback.

International SEO

Technical

The practice of optimizing websites for search engines across multiple countries and languages, ensuring content reaches the right audience in their preferred language and location.

JavaScript SEO

Technical

The practice of optimizing JavaScript-heavy websites for search engine crawling and indexing, ensuring dynamic content is discoverable and properly rendered.

Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)

Technical

A Core Web Vitals metric that measures the render time of the largest image or text block visible within the viewport, relative to when the page first started loading.

Multi-Modal Search Optimization

AI Search

The practice of optimizing content across multiple formats—text, images, video, audio, and interactive elements—to maximize visibility in AI-powered multi-modal search systems.

Progressive Web App SEO

Technical

The practice of optimizing Progressive Web Apps for search engines while maintaining app-like functionality, offline capabilities, and superior performance.

Prompt Optimization SEO

AI Search

The practice of optimizing content to surface in AI-generated responses by aligning with common prompt patterns, query formations, and user interaction behaviors.

RAG Optimization

AI Search

The practice of optimizing content to perform well in Retrieval-Augmented Generation systems that power AI search engines and chatbots by combining retrieval and generation.

Render-Blocking Resources

Technical

CSS and JavaScript files that prevent the browser from rendering page content until they're fully downloaded and processed, significantly impacting page load performance.

Speed Index

Technical

A performance metric that measures how quickly the contents of a page are visibly populated, calculated as the average time at which visible parts of the page are displayed.

Time to First Byte (TTFB)

Technical

A web performance metric that measures the time from when a browser requests a page until it receives the first byte of data from the web server.

Time to Interactive (TTI)

Technical

A performance metric that measures the time from page start until the page is reliably interactive, meaning it displays useful content, responds to user interactions within 50ms, and has registered event handlers.

Total Blocking Time (TBT)

Technical

A lab metric that measures the total time the main thread is blocked by long tasks, preventing user input responsiveness between First Contentful Paint and Time to Interactive.

301 Redirect

Technical

A 301 redirect is a permanent HTTP redirect that passes most link equity to the new URL.

302 Redirect

Technical

A 302 redirect is a temporary HTTP redirect used when a URL change is not permanent.

AI Content Detection

AI Search

AI content detection identifies whether content appears AI-generated or human-written.

AI Overview

SEO

AI Overview is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

AI Overview Definition

SEO

AI Overview Definition is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

AI Overviews Optimization

AI Search

AI Overviews optimization improves content structure so AI summaries cite your pages.

AI Search Intent

AI Search

AI search intent is the intent behind queries directed at AI answer engines.

AI Visibility

AI Search

AI Visibility is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

AI Visibility

AI Search

AI Visibility is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

AI Visibility Definition

AI Search

AI Visibility Definition is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

AI Visibility Monitoring

AI Search

AI visibility monitoring tracks how often your brand appears in AI answers over time.

Alt Text

SEO

Alt text is descriptive text for images that improves accessibility and helps search engines understand images.

Anchor Text

SEO

Anchor Text is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Anchor Text Definition

SEO

Anchor Text Definition is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

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Image Pack

SEO

An image pack is a SERP feature that surfaces image results above standard listings.

Image SEO

SEO

Image SEO is the practice of optimizing images for speed, relevance, and discoverability in search.

Index Bloat

Technical

Index bloat is when a site has too many low-value pages indexed, diluting quality signals.

Indexability

Technical

The ability of a web page to be added to a search engine's index, determined by technical factors like robots directives, canonical tags, and crawlability.

Indexability

SEO

Indexability is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Indexability Meaning

SEO

Indexability Meaning is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Information Architecture

Content

Information architecture is how content is organized to support navigation and findability.

Information Gain

AI Search

Information gain measures how much unique value a page adds beyond existing results.

Information Gain

AI Search

Information gain measures how much unique value a page adds beyond existing results.

Information Gain Definition

AI Search

Information gain measures how much unique value a page adds beyond existing results.

Informational Intent

Content

Informational intent is a search intent where the user wants to learn or understand a topic.

Interaction to Next Paint (INP)

Technical

A Core Web Vitals metric that measures the latency of all user interactions throughout a page visit, reporting the longest duration from user input to visual feedback.

Internal Link Architecture

SEO

Internal link architecture is how internal links are structured to reinforce topical relevance and navigation.

Internal Linking

SEO

The practice of creating hyperlinks between pages on the same website, helping users and search engines navigate and understand site structure, content relationships, and topic hierarchy.

Internal Linking

SEO

Internal Linking is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Internal Linking Definition

SEO

Internal Linking Definition is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Internal Search Pages

SEO

Internal search pages show results for on-site searches, often low-value for SEO.

International SEO

Technical

The practice of optimizing websites for search engines across multiple countries and languages, ensuring content reaches the right audience in their preferred language and location.

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Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)

Technical

A Core Web Vitals metric that measures the render time of the largest image or text block visible within the viewport, relative to when the page first started loading.

Lastmod

Technical

Lastmod is a sitemap field that indicates the last modified date of a URL.

Link Building

SEO

Link Building is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Link Building

SEO

Link Building is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Link Building Definition

SEO

Link Building Definition is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Link Equity

SEO

Link Equity is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Link Equity

SEO

Link Equity is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Link Equity Definition

SEO

Link Equity Definition is a core SEO concept that influences how search engines evaluate, surface, or interpret pages.

Link Velocity

SEO

Link velocity is the rate at which a site gains backlinks over time.

LLM Crawl Control

AI Search

LLM crawl control governs whether AI crawlers can access your content.

LLM Visibility

AI Search

The measure of how often and prominently a brand, website, or content appears in responses generated by Large Language Models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Local Citations

SEO

Local citations are mentions of a business's NAP on directories and local sites.

Local Landing Pages

SEO

Local landing pages target geographic areas with tailored content and offers.

Local Pack

SEO

The local pack is the map-based SERP feature showing local businesses.

Local Pack

SEO

The local pack is the map-based SERP feature showing local businesses.

Local Pack Definition

SEO

The local pack is the map-based SERP feature showing local businesses.

Local Schema

SEO

Local schema is structured data that describes local business information.

Location Pages

SEO

Location pages are pages dedicated to specific cities or service areas.

Long-Tail Keywords

SEO

Specific, multi-word search phrases with lower search volume but higher conversion potential due to their specificity and clear user intent.

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