What Does 'Lorebook' Mean?

[ SLANG ][ AI COMPANIONSHIP ][ MACHINE CULTURE ]

FORCE: Machine CultureUNIVERSE: AI CompanionshipCLUSTER: AI Companion Culture

A structured file of background facts, relationships, and world details attached to an AI character so the model can stay consistent with an established setting across long conversations.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"Spent longer writing the lorebook than the actual character card."

LORE & ORIGIN

Term from AI-roleplay communities (SillyTavern and similar platforms) for the companion file to a character card, holding the setting knowledge a character draws on rather than personality traits.

FIRST SEEN

2023

PEAK POPULARITY

2026 (AI Companionship)

CURRENT STATUS

Mainstream Slang

Related To:Character Card Persona

阅读中文版 →日本語版を読む →한국어판 보기 →Leer en español →Ler em português →Lire en français →

EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CN设定集 →日本語 ja-JPno fixed local term →한국어 ko-KRno fixed local term →Español es-ESno fixed local term →Português pt-BRno fixed local term →Français fr-FRno fixed local term →

AURA IMPACT ⓘ

+1 AURA

TREND STATUS

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CULTURE CATEGORY

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MENTIONS OVER TIME

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TOP PLATFORMS

TikTok

52%

YouTube

20%

Twitter / X

14%

Others

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