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Vector Database

Database engine specialized for indexing and performing fast nearest-neighbor similarity searches over vector embeddings.

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A database system optimized for storing, indexing, and querying dense vector embeddings. Uses approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) index algorithms such as HNSW (Hierarchical Navigable Small World) or IVF to execute sub-millisecond cosine/Euclidean distance queries over millions of vectors.

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