# What is Context?

It is the whole of the past information and current situation that artificial intelligence needs to understand a subject correctly.

## Overview
Context is background information that helps AI when answering a question or performing a task. This information may include previous conversations, uploaded documents, or the current state of the system. When sufficient context is not provided, artificial intelligence may miss the details of the subject or give general answers.

*Analogy: When you're chatting with a friend, if you just say, 'Yes, that's what he said,' he won't understand you; However, if you say, 'I'm talking about that movie we talked about yesterday', you will provide context.*

## How it works
When giving instructions to artificial intelligence, developers give past dialogues or relevant documents as input to the system.

## Where it is used
It is used in chatbots, coding tools, and artificial intelligence systems that manage complex tasks.

## Commonly confused with
Can be confused with prompt; prompt is the command itself, context is the background that makes this command meaningful.

## Frequently asked questions
**What does the context window mean?**
It refers to the total information capacity that artificial intelligence can process at one time.


## Related terms
- [Context Window](/en/dictionary/context-window/)
- [Prompt](/en/dictionary/prompt/)
- [RAG](/en/dictionary/rag/)

## Related tools
- [Goose](/en/discover/goose/)
- [Chrome Devtools MCP](/en/discover/chrome-devtools-mcp/)
- [Code Review Graph](/en/discover/code-review-graph/)
- [Fastmcp](/en/discover/fastmcp/)
- [Unity MCP](/en/discover/unity-mcp/)
- [DesktopCommanderMCP](/en/discover/desktopcommandermcp/)
- [TREK](/en/discover/trek/)
- [Tradingview MCP](/en/discover/tradingview-mcp/)

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Source: TreScout Dictionary · https://trescout.com/en/dictionary/context/