The Aloha Glossary
SEO & AI-Search, plainly explained
223 terms across 10 categories — from canonical tags to AI Overviews. Search a term or explore the clusters below.
AI Search & Answer Engines33
How brands get cited and described inside AI answers.
AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)AI Answer Engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot)AI Answer SentimentAI Brand MentionsAI Citation / Mention TrackingAI Crawler Directives (robots.txt for AI)AI Crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot)AI OverviewsAI Referral TrafficAnswer EngineAnswer-First Content StructureAuthority Signals for LLMs+21 more
Links & Authority28
Backlinks, anchors, and the signals that build trust.
SERP Features21
The rich results and boxes that own the search page.
Algorithms & Updates13
The ranking systems and updates that move the SERPs.
Local & International SEO5
Ranking in a place and across languages.


