What is query fan-out?
Query fan-out is when an AI search system creates several related searches behind the scenes to answer one broader question.
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Query fan-out is when an AI search system creates several related searches behind the scenes to answer one broader question.
APIs, webhooks and integrations are ways software systems exchange information and trigger actions without a person copying everything by hand.
An entity is a distinct thing a system can recognise as a concept: a person, company, place, product, organisation or idea.
Semantic search tries to understand meaning and intent, not only exact matching words.
RAG stands for retrieval-augmented generation: an AI system retrieves relevant information first, then uses that material while generating an answer.
Search volume is an estimate of how often a keyword or query is searched during a given period.
Keyword difficulty is a third-party estimate of how hard it may be to compete for a search term.
A featured snippet is a prominent search result that shows an extracted answer from a web page above or near ordinary results.
A rich result is a Google result that can show extra visual or interactive information beyond a standard blue link.
A zero-click search is a search where the person gets enough information on the results page that they do not click a website result.