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What is semantic search?

In short

Semantic search finds results based on the meaning of a query rather than exact keyword matches. Using embeddings, it understands that a search for cheap laptops relates to affordable notebooks even without shared words. This gives more relevant results, especially for natural-language questions, and it is a key building block for AI assistants and modern search inside websites and document collections.

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