APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ACRONYMS

TERMS BEGINNING WITH J JavaScript Object Notation (JSON): a simple, widely used text format for writing structured data that both people and programs can read. Jitter: a small random addition to a wait time. JSON: the short form of JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). Judge model: a model used to grade the answers of another model. Just-in-time retrieval: loading data only at the moment it is needed. TERMS BEGINNING WITH K Key rotation: regularly replacing keys. Kill switch: control that instantly stops an agent. Knowledge base: an organized collection of documents and facts that an agent can look things up in. Knowledge freshness: how up to date the stored information is, which matters because stale facts lead to wrong answers.