AI Glossary

Every word behind the hype, defined in Plain English

Plain-English definitions of the terms you keep running into.

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Definitions You Can Actually Use

A reference works when you can arrive from any direction, read one entry, and leave knowing the thing.

PLAIN ENGLISH

Written To Be Understood

Every definition opens with one sentence a non-specialist can read, then goes deeper. No entry starts by using three other terms you have not met yet.

Cross-Linked, Not Isolated

Entries name what they build on and what they contrast with, so you can follow a thread instead of bouncing between search results.

Levelled Honestly

Beginner assumes no maths. Advanced assumes linear algebra and some familiarity with the literature. The label tells you before you start reading.

Every Acronym Resolves

Search RAG, CoT, ANN or ConvNet and you land on the full entry. Aliases are real records, not a guess made at query time.

Reviewed By People

Definitions are edited and checked rather than generated in bulk. When one is wrong we would rather you told us than that we shipped more of them.

Two Ways In

Jump to a letter if you know the word, or browse by subject area if you only know roughly where it sits. Both reach the same catalogue.