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24 definitions across 5 practical categories.
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TERMS
The words behind the routes.
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AI basics
AI
A tool for generating, transforming, or organizing information from patterns in data.
AI basics
Model
The system behind the tool that predicts, generates, or classifies output from input.
AI basics
Prompt
The request, instruction, or question you give the model.
AI basics
Context
The background, constraints, examples, and goal that help the model answer more cleanly.
AI basics
Token
A small piece of text the model reads or produces while processing a request.
Judgment
Hallucination
A confident answer that sounds plausible but is unsupported, wrong, or invented.
Judgment
Verification
The habit of checking important output against sources, evidence, or real-world constraints.
Judgment
Human-in-the-loop
A workflow where a person reviews, guides, or approves the AI-assisted output.
Judgment
Guardrail
A rule, boundary, or review step that keeps the AI use safer and more consistent.
Judgment
Bias
A pattern in data or output that can unfairly shape what the model suggests or ignores.
Workflow
Workflow
The repeatable sequence where the tool actually adds value to real work.
Workflow
Automation
A repeated task handled by software, usually after the steps and rules are clear.
Workflow
Agent
An AI-assisted system that can take steps toward a goal, often using tools or memory.
Workflow
Retrieval
Pulling relevant information from trusted sources so the model has better grounding.
Workflow
Source of truth
The canonical place a team trusts when a fact, link, rule, or product detail matters.
Decision language
Judgment
The human decision about whether the output is accurate, useful, and good enough to use.
Decision language
Risk
The chance that a weak answer causes cost, confusion, exposure, or poor positioning.
Decision language
Use case
A specific job the AI is meant to help with, tied to a real task or decision.
Decision language
Positioning
How the story, value, or direction is framed so other people understand it quickly.
Decision language
Implementation
The part where the idea becomes a real process, page, workflow, or operating habit.
Career intelligence
Career signal
Evidence that clarifies direction, fit, readiness, credibility, or next-step priority.
Career intelligence
Narrative
The career story that connects your experience, direction, and value into one clear frame.
Career intelligence
Referral
A warm introduction or recommendation that can create a stronger path into opportunity.
Career intelligence
Portfolio proof
Visible work that shows capability more clearly than a claim on a resume.
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