Vector Database
Quick Definition
Specialized database for high-dimensional embedding queries
Full Definition
A specialized database for storing, indexing, and querying high-dimensional vector embeddings efficiently.
Examples
semantic search, RAG, recommendation systems
Related Terms
embedding
semantic-search
More Large Language Models Terms
System Prompt
Special prompt defining AI assistant behavior and constraints
Attention Head
Individual attention mechanism learning specific patterns
Context Window
Maximum tokens a language model can process at once
Alignment Tax
Performance cost of aligning AI with human preferences
Sparse Attention
Attention attending to only a subset of tokens
KV Cache
Memory optimization storing key-values for faster generation