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semantic search

noun \si-ˈman-tik ˈsərch\
TopicPrompting & Context Senses1

Definition of semantic search

  1. : search that matches the meaning of a query rather than its exact words, usually by comparing embeddings

    • Semantic search found the right article even though it used none of my keywords.
    • The site combines keyword search with semantic search.
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