Define the new internet.
Look up the words people use online, add the ones we missed, and help make the internet easier to understand.
Look up the words people use online, add the ones we missed, and help make the internet easier to understand.
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A : the process of reproducing a spatial object upon a plane or curved surface or a line by projecting its points B : the act of throwing or thrusting forward C: Forming a plan : SCHEMING D : View of a building or architectural element D: Perceiving a mental object as spatially E : The attribution of one's own ideas, feelings, or attitudes to other people or to objects : The externalization of blame, guilt, or responsibility as a defense against anxiety F : the display of images or video on a screen G: The act of projecting : control of the volume, clarity, and distinctness of a voice to gain greater clarity F: Estimate of future possibilities based on a current trend Projection has many meanings, what they all have in common is that something is sent out or forward. A movie is projected onto a screen A skilled actress projects her voice out into a large theater without seeming to shout The meaning we focus on here is the one used by businesses and governments. Most projections of this kind are estimates of a company's sales or profits--or of the finances of a town, state, or country--sometime in the future
Promotion PR is a GitOps term for a pull request that moves a known change into the next environment. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: OpenGitOps principles.
Prompt Agent Trace is a ai observability record that captures the steps an AI workflow took for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses trace identifiers, tool events, and redacted metadata so teams can debug agent behavior without exposing secrets while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.
Prompt Citation Builder is a ai attribution helper that formats source links and evidence for an AI answer for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses canonical URLs, source titles, and quote limits so teams can make generated answers citeable while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.
Prompt Context Contract is a ai interface contract that defines what context may be passed into a model call for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses schemas, redaction rules, source labels, and token budgets so teams can keep model inputs relevant and safe while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.
Prompt Fallback Path is a ai resilience pattern that keeps an AI feature useful when a provider or tool is unavailable for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses degraded states, deterministic responses, and operator notices so teams can avoid fake AI success while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.
Prompt Grounding Check is a ai quality control that verifies that generated answers are backed by available sources for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses citation checks, retrieval evidence, and contradiction detection so teams can reduce unsupported claims while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.
Prompt Human Approval is a ai control step that requires a person to approve sensitive or high-impact actions for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses risk scoring, review UI, and audit logs so teams can keep protected decisions accountable while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.
Prompt Instruction Boundary is a ai policy boundary that separates durable system instructions from user-provided content for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses role labels, precedence rules, and prompt assembly checks so teams can avoid instruction confusion while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.
Prompt Memory Scope is a ai state boundary that limits what an assistant may remember or reuse for instructions and context passed to a model. It uses retention policies, consent checks, and namespace separation so teams can prevent accidental cross-context leakage while keeping evidence, reliability, and public-safe operational boundaries clear.