Data & Datasets
Vector Database
Vector DB
Data & Datasets· Intermediate
Definition
A database optimized for storing and querying high-dimensional embedding vectors using approximate nearest neighbor (ANN) search. Enables semantic search, RAG systems, and AI memory at scale. Leading solutions: Pinecone, Weaviate, Qdrant, pgvector, and Chroma.
Maxx Stacks Context
Core to RAG: Vector DBs are the long-term memory layer for enterprise AI agent systems.
Tags
#embeddings#ANN#RAG#semantic-search#Pinecone
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