Featured Snippet
A featured snippet is a boxed answer shown at the top of search results, answering the user's question directly, before even the first link.
Google pulls this content from a page that clearly answers a query, often as a definition, list, or table. The page still ranks normally but gains this extra box on top.
Winning a featured snippet takes a concise, well-structured answer placed early in the page. It's one of the few spots that can outshine the top organic result in visibility.