00Terms of the era

Defined, honestly

AI

AI AgentSoftware that pursues a goal by reasoning, choosing actions, and using tools — not just answering prompts.RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)Technique where an AI model retrieves relevant documents from your data before answering, grounding responses in fact.LLM (Large Language Model)A neural network trained on vast text corpora that can read, write, reason and code — the engine behind modern AI assistants.

Automation

RPA (Robotic Process Automation)Software robots that operate existing applications the way a human would — clicking, typing, copying between systems.Workflow AutomationConnecting systems so multi-step business processes execute without manual handoffs.

Simulation

Digital TwinA live virtual replica of a physical asset or process, updated by real sensor data, used to simulate and optimize.

Quantum

Quantum ComputingComputation using quantum bits that exploit superposition and entanglement to attack certain problems classical computers cannot.Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)Encryption algorithms designed to resist attack by future quantum computers.

Web

WebGL / WebGPUBrowser APIs that run graphics code on the GPU, enabling 3D scenes and cinematic effects on ordinary web pages.

SEO

Core Web VitalsGoogle's user-experience metrics — loading (LCP), interactivity (INP) and visual stability (CLS) — that influence rankings.Programmatic SEOGenerating many pages from structured data to capture long-tail searches — done well, a growth engine; done lazily, a spam penalty.AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)Optimizing content so AI assistants — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity — cite you in their answers.llms.txtA proposed standard file telling AI crawlers what a site contains and how to cite it — robots.txt for the AI era.

Sales

CRM (Customer Relationship Management)The system of record for every prospect and customer interaction — the memory of your revenue engine.RevOps (Revenue Operations)Engineering the marketing→sales→delivery pipeline as one measurable system.

Marketing

CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization)Systematically increasing the share of visitors who take the action you want, through experiments.

Venture

MVP (Minimum Viable Product)The smallest product that tests your riskiest assumption with real users.

Robotics

IoT TelemetryThe continuous stream of sensor data from connected devices to systems that monitor and act on it.