LLM language
LLM & AI glossary
The building blocks behind useful, bounded, and observable language-model systems.
07 DEFINITIONS
Start with the concept closest to the decision.
01
Large language model (LLM)
A model trained on large text datasets to predict and generate language.
02Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
A pattern that retrieves approved information before an LLM generates an answer.
03Embeddings
Numerical representations that help systems compare the meaning of content.
04AI agent
A bounded software system that uses models and tools to pursue a defined task.
05Tool calling
A model pattern that lets an AI system request approved software actions.
06Context window
The amount of input and output a language model can handle in one request.
07Structured output
A model response constrained to a machine-readable shape.