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Semantic search — Glossary

Retrieving documents by meaning using embeddings rather than only exact keywords.

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Semantic search embeds queries and documents into a shared vector space and ranks by similarity. It handles paraphrases well but can miss exact identifiers unless combined with keyword search.

Evaluate with labeled query–document pairs from your domain and enforce access-control filters on every retrieval.

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Semantic Search — Semantic search retrieves information by meaning using embeddings and similarity, rather than relying only on exact keyword matches.

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