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A file that lists important URLs so search engines can discover them.
Sitemaps help crawlers find pages, especially on large sites. They do not guarantee ranking, but they improve discovery and auditing.
Plainly
Think of Sitemap as the checklist that keeps the app open for real people. A file that lists important URLs so search engines can discover them.
In practice
Use it when a change has to survive deploys, users, incidents, analytics, or billing reality. In practice, define the owner, input, output, and failure mode before you rely on it.