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Glossary

Web performance, defined.

Short definitions of the metrics and categories Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals use, with the thresholds that matter.

Agentic Browsing
A Lighthouse category (13.3+, beta) that checks how usable a page is for AI agents. Shown as checks passed, not as a 0 to 100 score.
Chrome UX Report CrUX
CrUX is a public dataset of real-user performance from Chrome, reported at the 75th percentile over a rolling 28-day window.
Core Web Vitals
Core Web Vitals are three user-experience metrics, LCP, INP and CLS, assessed on real-user data at the 75th percentile.
Cumulative Layout Shift CLS
CLS measures how much visible content moves around unexpectedly while a page loads and is used. A good CLS is 0.1 or less.
First Contentful Paint FCP
FCP measures when the browser first renders any text, image or non-white canvas from the page. A good FCP is 1.8 seconds or less.
Interaction to Next Paint INP
INP measures how quickly a page responds visually to clicks, taps and key presses across a visit. A good INP is 200 milliseconds or less.
Largest Contentful Paint LCP
LCP measures how long it takes for the largest image or text block in the viewport to render. A good LCP is 2.5 seconds or less.
Lighthouse score
A 0 to 100 rating for Performance, Accessibility, Best Practices and SEO. Performance is a weighted average of five lab metrics; 90+ is good.
Speed Index SI
Speed Index is a Lighthouse lab metric that shows how quickly the visible content of a page fills in during load. Lower is better.
Time to First Byte TTFB
TTFB measures the time from the request until the first byte of the response arrives. A good TTFB is 0.8 seconds or less.
Total Blocking Time TBT
TBT is a Lighthouse lab metric that adds up how long the main thread was blocked by long tasks after First Contentful Paint.

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