Glossary

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A

A/B test

A controlled experiment comparing two versions of an ad, audience or landing page to find the better performer.

Topics: Digital Advertising

A/B/n testing

Testing multiple page or element variants to improve conversions.

Topics: SEO and CRO

Accessibility (WCAG)

Standards that make websites usable for people with disabilities. Good for users and SEO.

Topics: Websites

Ad rank

Google Ads’ competitive position of your ad in the auction, influenced by bid, quality and expected impact.

Topics: Digital Advertising

Alt text

Alternative text describes the images on web pages for accessibility. Search engine robots also use this to identify what is in an image.

Topics: SEO and CRO

Anchor text

The text with which you link to internal or external pages.

Topics: SEO and CRO

API

A method for applications to talk to each other and exchange data.

Topics: Martech

Aspect ratio

The width-to-height proportion of an image or video, e.g. 1:1 or 9:16.

Topics: Graphic Design

Attribution window

The time period after an ad interaction during which a conversion is credited to the ad.

Topics: Digital Advertising