SEO

American  

abbreviation

Digital Technology.

1. search-engine optimization: the methods used to boost the ranking or frequency of a website in results returned by a search engine, in an effort to maximize user traffic to the site.

   The first step in SEO is to generate keywords that are relevant to your site's content.

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SEO British  

abbreviation

1. computing search engine optimization

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Etymology

Origin of SEO

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

In some ways, this is an evolution of SEO, or search engine optimization—the strategies companies have been using for decades to appear atop Google results.

From The Wall Street Journal

But owing to the peculiarities of AI’s large language models, SEO practitioners have had to adopt new strategies.

From The Wall Street Journal

Evan Bailyn is chief executive of First Page Sage, which started as an SEO firm.

From The Wall Street Journal

And all that likely understates how much people rely on chatbots, says Aleyda Solis, founder of SEO and AI optimization agency Orainti.

From The Wall Street Journal

The takeaway is that ranking highly in traditional SEO—aka Google results—can help a company’s standing with AIs.

From The Wall Street Journal