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title: "What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in AI applications?"  
description: "What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in AI applications?"  
author: "Ravi Vishwakarma"  
published: 2026-05-26  
updated: 2026-05-27  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116675/what-is-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-in-ai-applications  
category: "artificial-intelligence"  
tags: ["artificial", "artificial intelligence"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in AI applications?

**What is [Retrieval](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/99/what-s-the-dot-net-datatype-that-allows-the-retrieval-of-data-by-a-unique-key)-Augmented [Generation](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300788/why-is-heart-attack-increasing-in-the-younger-generation) ([RAG](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/34420/what-is-rag-retrieval-augmented-generation)) in [AI](https://www.mindstick.com/services/artificial-intelligence) [applications](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/289970/google-is-celebrating-success)?**


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