Exact Terms Find the exact terms
Worked examples

The right vocabulary changes the answer.

Side-by-side: what people type, what an expert would have said, and the prompt that produces a non-generic result.

Before · vague

“Make an image of a founder working late. Make it premium and not stock.”

Right words

editorial photography, cinematic lighting, production design, shallow depth of field, negative prompt.

After · sharp

Create a premium editorial photograph of a founder in a quiet office: motivated key light, intentional production design, 50mm portrait lens, shallow depth of field, with a negative prompt for stock-photo artifacts.

Before · vague

“Fix my multi-step builder. It breaks when users go back or the API fails.”

Right words

statechart, transition table, guard condition, draft persistence, idempotency, recovery path.

After · sharp

Model this builder as a statechart with an explicit transition table, guard conditions, draft persistence, idempotent submits, retry policy, and recovery paths for partial failure.

Vocabulary packs

Vocabulary packs for the moments you know what you mean, but not what to call it.

Each pack covers a real "what do I call this?" situation. Browse them as crawlable pages, or filter the workbench by topic.

Full glossary / complete vocabulary Index

Full glossary — every term, one map.

Crawlable glossary of every Exact Terms term. Visual direction, resilient workflows, UX mechanics, research language, and buyer messaging — all with plain meanings, prompt-ready phrases, and related paths.

  • 63 expert terms
  • Plain-language meanings
  • Prompt-ready phrases
  • Related vocabulary trails
63 terms · 5 domains Open glossary →
Image prompts / image direction Pack 01

Image prompt terms

For people who can picture the frame but not the art direction, lighting, lens, or composition terms.

  • Editorial photography
  • Cinematic lighting
  • Negative prompt
  • Photorealism constraints
art · light · lens Open pack →
Workflow reliability / state & recovery Pack 02

Workflow reliability terms

For vibe-coded builders that need explicit transitions, guards, retries, and recovery paths.

  • Statechart
  • Idempotency
  • Draft persistence
  • Transaction boundary
state · failure · retry AI coding agent terms →
Product UX / UX mechanics Pack 03

Product UX terms

For turning vague product friction into concepts an AI design partner can reason about.

  • Information architecture
  • User mental model
  • Progressive disclosure
  • Activation moment
IA · flow · empty Open pack →
Startup validation / customer evidence Pack 04

Startup validation terms

For research questions, segments, switching costs, and the evidence bar that actually unlocks a decision.

  • Problem-solution fit
  • Evidence standard
  • Riskiest assumption
  • Demand signal
startup validation · evidence Open startup terms →
Buyer messaging / buyer language Pack 05

Buyer messaging terms

For landing pages, positioning, value props, objections, and copy that holds up under skepticism.

  • Positioning
  • Value proposition
  • Message hierarchy
  • Objection handling
positioning · proof Open pack →
How it works

A translator for intent — not another prompt library.

Three steps. No accounts. No prompts saved by default.

  1. Drop the rough version

    Use symptoms, vibes, or half-formed intent.

    The workbench is tuned for non-expert language. The messier the input, the more useful the translation.

  2. Get the signal words

    See the vocabulary and why it fits.

    Each card shows plain meaning, why it matched, related concepts, and the exact phrase to hand an AI tool.

  3. Use the prompt

    Hand off keywords or a full prompt.

    Drop the prompt into a coding agent, image generator, research assistant, design critique, or product spec.

FAQ

Built for real use — not prompt theater.

Is this just a prompt library?

No. The durable value is fuzzy-intent-to-domain-vocabulary translation. The prompt is only the handoff format — the vocabulary is what makes the output non-generic.

Who is this for?

Founders, builders, designers, students, operators, and anyone who knows the outcome they want but not the exact terms an expert would use.

Does the browser version store my input?

No. This static version runs locally on the page and does not store your search text by default. See the privacy notes for analytics posture.

How should the vocabulary grow?

By adding high-quality expert term packs, tracking which terms help users in production, and publishing crawlable vocabulary pages for organic discovery.