Responses Glossary

Browse 9 responses terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

9 Responses Terms

AI Response
The returned output from an AI request, whether as free-form text, structured data, a tool call, or multimodal content. AI responses often need post-processing...
API Response
The data and status information returned by an API after it processes a request. A well-designed API response has a stable structure, clear semantics, and...
LLM Response
The response returned by a large language model after processing a request. Depending on the system, an LLM response may include text, structured fields, tool...
Model Response
The response returned by a model after processing a request. Depending on the system, a model response may include text, scores, embeddings, tool calls, or...
Response Format
The required structure or layout of an AI response, such as plain text, markdown, bullets, JSON, or a schema-defined object. Response format matters because...
Response Length
The length of an AI response, often discussed in terms of tokens, words, or user-perceived verbosity. Response length affects cost, latency, readability, and...
Response Quality
The overall usefulness, correctness, clarity, and appropriateness of an AI response for a given task. Response quality is often judged by a mix of human...
Response Time AI
The time it takes an AI system to return a response, including retrieval, model inference, validation, and any other steps on the critical path. Response time...
Response Token
A token generated in the response portion of a model call. Response tokens are often tracked separately from prompt tokens because they influence output...

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