Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
A pattern in which a language model is given relevant documents or records at the time of the question, so answers rest on the organisation's own data rather than on the model's memory.
A pattern in which a language model is given relevant documents or records at the time of the question, so answers rest on the organisation's own data rather than on the model's memory.
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Retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). Mayur Patil, mayurpatil.ai, updated 2026-11-01. https://mayurpatil.ai/glossary/retrieval-augmented-generation/