IDC's 2026 AI Terms Glossary

This IDC Market Perspective provides a detailed glossary of AI terms found in IDC's AI research. It is a companion document to IDC's AI core software taxonomy. It includes a comprehensive set of AI terms and definitions for readers to become familiar with IDC's and industry's AI terminology. "IDC's AI glossary is an effort by IDC to provide readers with detailed information about industry's and IDC's AI terminology and provides assistance to those reviewing and reading the AI core software taxonomy," said David Schubmehl, research VP for AI and Automation research at IDC. "We at IDC hope that readers of IDC research will find the glossary and accompanying definitions useful and helpful."