Glossary — the 3LA vocabulary · 3LA.ai

The 3LA glossary defines the vocabulary of AI visibility and GEO — from citation rate and Share-of-AI-Voice to structured data and the three-layer audit.

GLOSSARY

The 3LA glossary

Clear definitions for the vocabulary of AI visibility and Generative Engine Optimization: citation rate, Share-of-AI-Voice, GEO, structured data, the three-layer audit and more.

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Canonical Tag

An HTML element that tells search engines which version of a page is the master copy, preventing duplicate content issues.

Canonical tags are especially important for websites with URL parameters, filterable product listings, or content published in multiple locations. Incorrect use of canonical tags can cause search engines and AI crawlers to index the wrong page version.

This term is part of the 3LA EntityMap → /entitymap.html

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