01 Definitions

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Key terms in AI visibility engineering, AEO, GEO, entity optimization and AI answer engine optimization.

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Core

AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)

Optimizing brand visibility specifically for AI answer engines that generate direct responses to user queries.

Core

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)

The practice of structuring content and entity data to improve inclusion and citation in AI-generated answers.

Metrics

Share of Recommendation

A metric measuring how frequently an AI answer engine recommends your brand relative to competitors.

Metrics

Citation Share

The proportion of AI-generated answers that reference your brand or content as a source.

Core

Entity Optimization

Structuring brand information as machine-readable entities so AI systems can identify, disambiguate and reference them.

Technical

Knowledge Graph

A network of interconnected entities and relationships that AI systems use to understand context and authority.

Core

AI Visibility

The degree to which AI answer engines can perceive, understand, retrieve and cite a brand.

Technical

Structured Data

Machine-readable markup (JSON-LD, Microdata) that explicitly defines entities, properties and relationships.

Quality

E-E-A-T

Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness — Google’s framework for evaluating content quality.

Quality

YMYL

Your Money or Your Life — content categories where accuracy directly impacts user wellbeing or finances.

Metrics

Top3

Being among the first three brands recommended by AI answer engines for relevant queries.

Metrics

Co-mentions

Instances where your brand appears alongside competitors in the same AI-generated answer, indicating contextual relevance.

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