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Mike Pellegrini

Principal Software Engineer I

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Semantic Text: Simpler, better, leaner, stronger

March 13, 2025

Semantic Text: Simpler, better, leaner, stronger

Our latest semantic_text iteration brings a host of improvements. In addition to streamlining representation in _source, benefits include reduced verbosity, more efficient disk utilization, and better integration with other Elasticsearch features. You can now use highlighting to retrieve the chunks most relevant to your query. And perhaps best of all, it is now a generally available (GA) feature!

Elasticsearch new semantic_text mapping: Simplifying semantic search

June 24, 2024

Elasticsearch new semantic_text mapping: Simplifying semantic search

Learn how to use the new semantic_text field type and semantic query for simplifying semantic search in Elasticsearch.

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