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AI Knowledge Management Glossary

Learn the terminology behind modern AI knowledge bases. From vector embeddings to knowledge graphs, understand the technology.

A

API Documentation

Technical reference for software interfaces and endpoints

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AI Agent

Autonomous AI system that can take actions to achieve goals

C

Context Window

Maximum amount of text an LLM can process at once

Conversational Memory

System for remembering past interactions in AI conversations

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Context Layer

Knowledge management and retrieval system powering AI applications

Context Engineering

The practice of assembling the right state, retrieval, and memory before a model call

E

Embeddings

Vector representations of text that capture semantic meaning

Entity Extraction

Identifying and classifying named entities in text

H

Hybrid Search

Combining vector and keyword search for better results

HIPAA Compliance

Healthcare data privacy and security standards

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K

Knowledge Graph

Network of entities and their relationships

Knowledge Base

Centralized repository of structured and unstructured information

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L

LLM (Large Language Model)

AI model trained on vast text data for language understanding

Long-term Memory

Persistent storage of information across AI conversations

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M

Agent Memory

Persistent memory layer for user preferences, instructions, and prior decisions

Memory System

Infrastructure for storing and retrieving AI context

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Standard protocol for AI agent communication

N

Natural Language Processing

AI technology for understanding and generating human language

Neural Search

AI-powered search using neural networks

R

RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

Enhancing LLMs with retrieved context from knowledge bases

RRF (Reciprocal Rank Fusion)

Method for combining multiple search result rankings

Relevance Ranking

Ordering search results by importance and similarity

S

Semantic Search

Search based on meaning rather than keyword matching

Source Attribution

Tracking where information comes from in AI responses

Similarity Score

Numerical measure of how similar two pieces of text are

Stateful AI Agent

An agent that preserves useful context across requests instead of starting from zero

T

Token

Basic unit of text processing in language models

Transformer

Neural network architecture powering modern LLMs

V

Vector Embeddings

Numerical representations of text capturing semantic meaning

Vector Database

Database optimized for storing and searching high-dimensional vectors

Vector Search

Finding similar items by comparing their vector representations

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