RAG Chain

Definitions

1. A retrieval-augmented generation workflow built as a sequence of connected steps such as query rewriting, retrieval, reranking, and final generation. The phrase emphasizes the chained nature of the pipeline rather than one-shot prompting.

   In plain English: A chained retrieval-augmented generation workflow.

   Example: "They simplified the RAG chain after discovering two separate rewrite passes added latency without improving answer quality."

Related Terms

• AI Chain
• LLM Chain
• RAG Architecture
• RAG Chunk
• RAG Context
• RAG Embedding
• RAG Evaluation
• RAG Framework
• RAG Index
• RAG Pipeline
• RAG Query
• RAG Retriever