The column space $\operatorname{Col}(A)$ is the span of the columns of $A$, equivalently $\{Ax:x\in\mathbb F^n\}$. It is the range of the matrix map. The equation $Ax=b$ is consistent exactly when $b$ belongs to this space.
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