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Term of the Day3 September 2026
AEO

Voice Search

Voice search is the use of spoken language to query search engines through devices like smartphones, smart speakers, and smart displays. Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa all process voice queries. Voice searches are fundamentally different from typed searches: they're longer, mo…

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SEO

Search Engine Optimisation

The foundation. Getting Google to find, crawl, and rank your pages.

GEO

Generative Engine Optimisation

Getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews — the engines eating search traffic.

AEO

Answer Engine Optimisation

Winning featured snippets, PAA boxes, and voice answers. Position zero or nothing.

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