Fetching the most relevant sections of a page, rather than the whole document, to answer a query.
ID
SS-DF-114
Confidence
Established · 77
Evidence
Established
Updated
2026-07-08
Definition
Fetching the most relevant sections of a page, rather than the whole document, to answer a query.
Passage retrieval means AI engines match and pull specific paragraphs or sections that answer the question, not entire pages. This is why a single strong passage on a long page can earn a citation while the rest is ignored, and why every section should be able to stand on its own. Structuring content into clearly headed, self-contained blocks increases the number of individually retrievable passages you offer, widening your surface area for AI visibility.