AI terms and definitions.

Large language model

A neural network trained on large amounts of text to generate and understand language.

Prompt

The text, instructions or context you give to an AI model to produce a response.

Retrieval-augmented generation

A technique that grounds an LLM in your own data at query time.

AI agent

An LLM-powered system that can take actions, not just answer.

Embedding

A numerical representation of text (or images, audio) that captures meaning.