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Semantic search, leveled up: now with native match, knn and sparse_vector support

Semantic text search becomes even more powerful, with native support for match, knn and sparse_vector queries. This allows us to keep the simplicity of the semantic query while offering the flexibility of the Elasticsearch query DSL.

Semantic search, leveled up: now with native match, knn and sparse_vector support
How to build autocomplete feature on search application automatically using LLM generated terms

How to build autocomplete feature on search application automatically using LLM generated terms

Learn how to enhance your search application with an automated autocomplete feature in Elastic cloud using LLM-generated terms for smarter, more dynamic suggestions.

Understanding sparse vector embeddings with trained ML models

Understanding sparse vector embeddings with trained ML models

Learn about sparse vector embeddings, understand what they do/mean, and how to implement semantic search with them.

How to search languages with compound words

January 29, 2025

How to search languages with compound words

compound words present challenges in search engines during text analysis and tokenization, as they can obscure meaningful connections between word components. Tools like the Hyphenation Decompounder Token Filter help address these issues by deconstructing compound words.

Improve search results by calibrating model scoring in Elasticsearch

December 23, 2024

Improve search results by calibrating model scoring in Elasticsearch

Learn how to leverage annotated data to calibrate semantic model scoring for better search results

Ensuring business rules work seamlessly with semantic search

December 19, 2024

Ensuring business rules work seamlessly with semantic search

Harness the power of query rules combined with semantic search and rerankers.

Elasticsearch retrievers architecture and use-cases

November 14, 2024

Elasticsearch retrievers architecture and use-cases

Elasticsearch retrievers have gone through a significant revamp and are now generally available for all to use. Learn all about their c and use-cases.

Reranking with an Elasticsearch-hosted cross-encoder from Hugging Face

November 4, 2024

Reranking with an Elasticsearch-hosted cross-encoder from Hugging Face

Learn how to use a model from Hugging Face to host and perform semantic-reranking in Elasticsearch.

Elasticsearch Interval queries: why they are true positional queries & how to transition from Span

November 1, 2024

Elasticsearch Interval queries: why they are true positional queries & how to transition from Span

Explains how Interval queries are true positional queries and how to transition to them from Span queries.

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