If a page is “Orphaned” what does it mean?

An "orphaned" page is one that exists on a website but has no internal links pointing to it from other pages on the same site. This makes it difficult for search engine crawlers and users to discover the page, as there's no clear path to navigate to it. While the page might still be indexed if it's linked externally or submitted via a sitemap, its discoverability and authority within the site structure are significantly diminished. The other options are incorrect because: "It’s a brand new page that hasn’t been crawled yet" describes a new page, not necessarily an orphaned one. A new page could be well-linked. "It’s on the site but not in the sitemap" describes a page missing from the sitemap, which is a separate issue from being unlinked internally. An orphaned page might still be in the sitemap.