SEO and growth glossary
V Terms and Definitions
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All V definitions
- Variable
- A placeholder in tag manager that holds a value used by tags or triggers.
- Variant canonical
- A canonical tag pattern designating one product variant as the indexable version among siblings.
- Variant page
- An ecommerce page representing a specific product variant such as a size or color.
- Variation keyword
- A keyword variant of a primary term, often differing in modifier or word order.
- Vary header
- An HTTP response header indicating which request headers determine variant content for caching.
- Vary User-Agent
- A specific Vary header value used when content differs by user agent, common for separate mobile sites.
- Vector database
- A database optimized for storing and searching vector embeddings.
- Vector embedding
- A numerical vector representation of text or other content used in semantic and AI retrieval.
- Vector search
- A retrieval method that ranks documents by similarity of their vector embeddings to the query.
- Verified bot
- A crawler whose identity has been authenticated, typically through reverse DNS or signed user agent.
- Versus post
- An article comparing two products, services, or approaches against each other.
- Video carousel
- A SERP feature displaying multiple videos in a horizontally scrollable list.
- Video SEO
- Optimization of video content for visibility in search and within video platforms.
- Video sitemap
- A specialized XML sitemap exposing video URLs and metadata to crawlers.
- Video snippet
- A SERP element featuring a video thumbnail and metadata for a result.
- VideoObject schema
- Schema.org type used to mark up video content with metadata such as duration and upload date.
- View-all page
- A single page displaying all items in a paginated set, sometimes used for canonical consolidation.
- Viewport meta tag
- An HTML meta tag controlling layout viewport behavior on mobile browsers.
- Vince update
- A 2009 Google update considered to favor large, established brands for generic queries.
- Virtual DOM
- An in-memory representation of the DOM used by frameworks like React to optimize updates.
- Visibility score
- A composite metric estimating overall organic visibility, typically reported by SEO platforms.
- Visit-in-person intent
- Search intent indicating the user wants to visit a location physically.
- Visual SEO
- Optimization of visual content such as images and videos for search visibility.
- Voice SEO
- Optimization of content for voice-driven search and assistants.
- VPS hosting
- Virtual Private Server hosting, a virtualized hosting tier between shared and dedicated.