semantic search
/sɪˈmæntɪk ˌsɜːrtʃ/
searching by meaning rather than exact keyword matching
semantic search in a sentence
“Semantic search finds 'canine' when you search for 'dog'.”
Origin of semantic search
Greek semantikos significant + search
Related Words
hybrid search
combining keyword search and vector search for better accuracy
reranking
re-ordering search results using a more precise model
chunking
splitting text into smaller segments for embedding
context injection
inserting retrieved information dynamically into the prompt
RAG
Retrieval-Augmented Generation; enhancing models with external knowledge
vector database
a database optimized for storing and querying high-dimensional embeddings