AI Glossary & Dictionary
The production AI engineer's complete reference. Three definitive glossaries in one: LLM Optimization, AI Failure modes with solutions, and Agentic AI — organized by chapter for easy navigation.
261
LLM Optimization terms
400+
AI Failure modes
1,000+
Agentic AI terms
LLM Optimization Dictionary
261 terms covering pre-training, fine-tuning, quantization, inference, decoding, architecture, and serving optimization for large language models.
Pre-Training Optimization
35 terms
Fine-Tuning Optimization
39 terms
Quantization
22 terms
Inference Acceleration
39 terms
Decoding Strategies
16 terms
Architecture Optimization
34 terms
Compression Techniques
20 terms
Context & Memory Optimization
16 terms
Serving & Systems Optimization
22 terms
Evaluation & Efficiency Metrics
18 terms
AI Failure Dictionary
400+ production failure modes with definitions and actionable solutions — covering data, training, retrieval, agents, deployment, and security failures.
Agentic AI Glossary
1000+ agentic AI terms spanning agent architectures, memory, tool use, RAG, MCP, MLOps, evaluation, security, and classical AI foundations.
Agentic AI Foundations & Architectures
131 terms
Agent Planning & Reasoning
118 terms
Tool Use & Function Calling
33 terms
Memory, Context & State Management
50 terms
Multi-Agent Systems & Orchestration
116 terms
RAG & Vector Retrieval Terms
66 terms
MCP & Integration Terms
64 terms
MLOps, LLMOps & Observability
180 terms
Evaluation, Guardrails & Safety
61 terms
Prompt Engineering Terms
28 terms
Fine-Tuning & Alignment Terms
31 terms
LLM Core & Architecture Terms
68 terms
Classical AI, NLP & Linguistics
159 terms
AI Safety, Ethics & Risk
64 terms
Production AI Engineering
Use these terms in interviews, design reviews, and production systems.
Originally published as a 200+ page reference book by Lamhot Siagian / AI Engineering Insider. Every term is production-tested and interview-ready.