Context window
How much text an AI can consider at once when writing an answer.
In plain English
When an AI searches, it can only fit so many passages into its context window. Clear, focused passages are more likely to make the cut than long pages that bury the answer.
In practice
From twenty search results, the AI keeps only the most relevant paragraphs from a handful of pages.
Related terms
How AI reads the webPro Token A small piece of text, often part of a word, that AI models read and write in. In practice, and related terms → Content & structurePro Passage A short section of a page that AI tools can pull out and use on its own. In practice, and related terms → How AI reads the webPro Retrieval-augmented generationRAG Fetching relevant documents first, then writing an answer from them. It is how most AI search works. In practice, and related terms →