The glossary

Latent Semantic Indexing (LSI)

A historical information-retrieval technique that uses mathematical relationships between terms and documents.

A historical information-retrieval technique that uses mathematical relationships between terms and documents.

A practical example

The term is often misused in marketing to describe related words that might naturally appear within a topic.

What to watch for

There is no useful “LSI keyword” checklist for Google rankings. Cover a subject clearly rather than inserting supposed semantic keywords.

Explore Keyword Research and Search Intent. Try our search result preview for a practical next step. See how this fits into SEO services.

Further reading

Google’s SEO starter guide.