AI Glossary

Clear concepts for decide better.

A practical guide to understanding artificial intelligence and automation without unnecessary jargon. Designed for owners, managers and teams who want to apply AI in real operations.

Less technical smoke

Short, direct definitions oriented to business decisions.

More local context

Examples designed for tourism, real estate, salons, commerce and services.

Better conversation

So that your team understands what should be automated and what should not.

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A

AI Agent

IA

System that understands a request, consults information, decides the next step and executes actions connected to your tools.

Example: an agent who responds by WhatsApp, checks availability and schedules an appointment.

AI audit

Strategy

Process diagnosis to detect where AI can save time, increase sales or improve business visibility.

Example: review customer service, agenda, reports and commercial monitoring before implementing.

Automation

Operation

Use of software to perform repetitive tasks without constant manual intervention, reducing errors and response times.

Example: send payment reminders or confirm appointments without someone copying and pasting messages.

Sales automation

Sales

Flows that capture queries, qualify opportunities, assign managers and follow up until the prospect is closed or discarded.

Example: If a lead does not respond, the system writes back to them the next day with context.
B

Knowledge base

Data

Organized repository of information that an AI can consult to respond with correct data about your company.

Example: prices, policies, schedules, services, frequently asked questions and reservation conditions.

Chatbot

Attention

Program that maintains a conversation with users and guides responses according to rules, AI or a combination of both.

Example: a bot that asks for budget, area and urgency before passing the contact to sales.
C

Automated calendar

Agenda

Agenda connected to a flow that shows availability, confirms meetings and sends reminders without manual coordination.

Example: A client books a salon appointment from WhatsApp and receives automatic confirmation.

Lead capture

Marketing

Process to convert visitors, messages or forms into contacts with sufficient data to provide commercial follow-up.

Example: Save name, phone number, interest and channel of origin every time someone consults.

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Attention

Digital assistant that answers questions and guides conversations. It can be basic, rules-based, or advanced with generative AI.

Example: Respond to tour availability, schedules or requirements before speaking to a person.

Automatic sorting

Order

Use of AI or rules to sort messages, documents or clients according to intent, priority, category or level of urgency.

Example: separate price inquiries, support, complaints and hot opportunities.

CRM

Sales

System to manage prospects, customers, conversations, sales stages and follow-up tasks in one place.

Example: Know who requested a quote, who is pending and who has already purchased.
D

Dashboard

Reports

Visual view with key business indicators, designed to quickly understand what is happening and where to act.

Example: queries received, response time, scheduled appointments and sales by channel.

Structured data

Data

Information organized in clear fields, such as name, telephone number, date, product, amount or customer status.

Example: Transfer WhatsApp messages to a clean table for reporting and tracking.
E

Embeddings

IA

Numerical representations of text that help an AI find related information even if the words are not identical.

Example: find "membership price" even though the document says "monthly fee."

Human scaling

Attention

Moment when an automation passes the conversation to a person when the case requires judgment, negotiation or empathy.

Example: A sensitive complaint is assigned to management instead of going automatically.
F

Workflow

Process

Sequence of steps that transforms an input into a result: receive, classify, respond, register and notify.

Example: from a WhatsApp query to an opportunity registered in CRM.

Smart forms

Capture

Forms that not only collect data, but activate responses, records, alerts and tasks based on what the user sends.

Example: a quote request that automatically creates a task for sales.
I

Applied AI

Strategy

Use of artificial intelligence in specific business problems, with measurable impact on time, cost, sales or quality.

Example: automate frequent queries instead of installing tools without a clear objective.

Generative AI

IA

Technology capable of creating text, images, responses, summaries or new proposals from instructions and context.

Example: compose a personalized response for a customer based on their history.

Integration

Systems

Connection between tools so that information automatically travels between WhatsApp, CRM, sheets, calendar or email.

Example: Each new form creates contact, task and notification to the responsible seller.

Customer intent

Attention

What a person really wants to achieve when they write: buy, reserve, claim, quote or request information.

Example: detect if someone asks for price or if they are ready to book.
K

KPI

Measurement

Key performance indicator. It is used to measure whether an automation is generating real results.

Example: average response time, conversion rate or confirmed appointments.
L

Lead scoring

Sales

Score assigned to a prospect to prioritize contacts with the highest probability of purchase or urgency.

Example: a client with a clear budget, date and need receives high priority.

LLM

IA

Large language model. It is the technology behind systems that understand and generate text with context.

Example: the engine that allows you to summarize conversations and answer complex questions.
M

Machine learning

IA

Branch of AI where systems learn patterns from data to classify, predict or recommend.

Example: predict which customers are most likely to purchase again.

Omnichannel messaging

Attention

Conversation management from multiple channels maintaining context, history and tracking in a single flow.

Example: WhatsApp, Instagram, web and email connected to the same CRM.

Language model

IA

System trained to understand and produce natural language, answer questions and transform text.

Example: summarize a long conversation into concrete actions for the team.
N

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Automation

Platform to build automations connecting applications, APIs, databases and AI services.

Example: connect WhatsApp, Google Sheets, mail and an AI model in a single flow.
O

Omnichannel

Channels

Strategy to serve clients in different channels without losing history or duplicating work.

Example: A customer starts on Instagram and finishes the purchase on WhatsApp without repeating everything.
P

prompt

IA

Instruction given to an AI model to obtain a specific response, analysis, or action.

Example: "summarizes this conversation and extracts next action, date and person responsible."

Prompt engineering

IA

Design instructions, context and output format so that the AI responds in a useful and consistent way.

Example: ask for short answers, brand tone and required fields for CRM.

Pilot test

Implementation

First controlled version of a solution to measure real impact before expanding it to more processes or teams.

Example: automate only weekend reservations before covering all services.
R

RAG

IA

Technique that allows an AI to search for information in documents or internal databases before responding.

Example: respond with real company policies, not with made-up answers.

Automatic reminder

Agenda

Scheduled message that is sent based on a date, event or condition to reduce absences and forgetfulness.

Example: confirm an appointment 24 hours in advance and notify the team if the client cancels.

Automation ROI

Measurement

Return obtained by comparing the cost of automating with the time saved, error reduction or sales generated.

Example: measure hours saved per week and opportunities recovered by immediate response.
S

Segmentation

Marketing

Division of contacts or clients into groups based on interest, behavior, location, stage or potential value.

Example: Separate new customers, returning customers, and unresponsive prospects.

Automatic tracking

Sales

Sequence of messages, tasks or alerts that keeps an opportunity alive without depending on manual memory.

Example: send a quote and remind the seller if there was no response within 48 hours.

Ticket system

Support

Tool that converts requests into cases with status, responsible party, priority and history.

Example: Customer complaints organized by urgency and assigned to the correct area.
T

Token

IA

Text unit that processes an AI model. It can be a word, part of a word, or a sign.

Example: Long texts use more tokens and may cost more to process.

Automatic transcription

Voice

Convert audio or calls to text to record, analyze or summarize conversations.

Example: summarize a sales call and create tasks automatically.
W

WhatsApp Business API

Channel

Official interface to connect WhatsApp with customer service, automation, CRM and reporting systems.

Example: auto-respond, save conversations, and escalate cases to the team.

Workflow

Process

Automated workflow composed of steps, conditions, and connected actions.

Example: If a high-value query arrives, notify sales and create follow-up.
Z

Zapier

Automation

Tool to connect applications and automate simple actions between services without programming from scratch.

Example: Send an internal email when a new lead enters from a form.

Zero-shot / few-shot

IA

Ways to ask an AI to solve a task without previous examples or with few examples within the prompt.

Example: show two ideal responses for the model to imitate that format.

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