Definition

Grounding

Grounding — The practice of producing AI outputs that cite or reference retrieved source documents, rather than generating from the model's parameters alone.

Grounding is the practical defence against hallucinations: every answer must be tied to a retrievable source, or it doesn't ship.

In the context of xyner

How xyner approaches grounding

xyner treats grounding as a first-class platform concern — the relevant capability is documented and tested, with clear integration points for enterprise architecture teams.

For a deeper technical reference, see the related capability page or the corresponding whitepaper linked below.

Related terms

See also

Related: RAG, citations, hallucination.

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