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Index

An index is a searchable collection of vectors in a vector database like Pinecone, Weaviate, or Cloudflare Vectorize. It's used to efficiently retrieve similar items using similarity search or nearest neighbor search.


An index is a searchable collection of vectors in a vector database like Pinecone, Weaviate, or Cloudflare Vectorize. It’s used to efficiently retrieve similar items using similarity search or nearest neighbor search.

Example:

  • One index for product images.
  • Another index for user reviews.

Indexes organize and separate data for fast semantic search in AI applications like recommendation engines, chatbots, or document retrieval systems.