# ChatAI Glossary

This glossary provides brief explanations of terms used throughout the ChatAI documentation.

These are simplified descriptions intended for orientation, not formal definitions.

| Term | Stands For | Meaning |
|-----|------------|---------|
| AI | Artificial Intelligence | A broad term for computer systems designed to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as language processing. |
| LLM | Large Language Model | A type of model designed specifically to work with written language. Often shortened to `model` in this documentation. |
| Model | — | A text-generation system trained to produce written language based on patterns in data. |
| Prompt | — | Instructions and input text sent to the model to guide how it generates a response. |
| Prompt Injection | — | An attempt to manipulate a chatbot by crafting input that interferes with its intended instructions or constraints. |
| RAG | Retrieval-Augmented Generation | A technique where selected site content is provided to the model to help ground responses in real information. |
| Token | — | A small unit of text used by a model when reading input and generating output. Tokens are not the same as words or characters. |