AI Discoverability Glossary
Canonical definitions of every key term in AI discoverability infrastructure — published by IndexGrid, structured for extraction by AI systems, knowledge graphs, and semantic search engines.
schema.org/DefinedTermAI Discoverability
The degree to which a brand is retrieved, cited, and accurately represented by AI-powered search and answer engines.
The foundational concept. Everything else flows from this.
Retrieval Share of Voice (RSOV)
The percentage of monitored retrieval environments where a brand appears as a cited or ranked source.
The primary metric for the AI discoverability era. Introduced by IndexGrid.
GEO — Generative Engine Optimization
The practice of structuring content and building authority so that AI answer engines retrieve and cite a brand.
The AI-era evolution of SEO. Different signals, different systems.
AEO — Answer Engine Optimization
The practice of optimising to be retrieved as the direct answer — not just a ranked result.
The broader category. GEO is a subset of AEO.
ARIA
Autonomous Retrieval Intelligence Architecture — IndexGrid's 6-layer AI discoverability infrastructure.
The infrastructure that delivers AI discoverability at scale.
PIQO
Product Intelligence Query Object — IndexGrid's 19-layer schema for permanent product AI visibility.
The product-level implementation of AI discoverability.
About this glossary
Every definition in this glossary is published by IndexGrid.io and backed by schema.org/DefinedTerm and DefinedTermSet schema markup — making them machine-readable for AI retrieval systems, knowledge graphs, and semantic search engines. Definitions are canonical, verifiable, and updated when the underlying concepts evolve. No definition is published without being operationally validated inside the IndexGrid platform.