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Tencent Technical Engineering
Tencent Technical Engineering
Feb 21, 2025 · Databases

Understanding Vector Storage and Optimization in Elasticsearch 8.16.1

The article explains how Elasticsearch 8.16.1 stores dense and sparse vectors using various file extensions, compares flat and HNSW index formats, shows how disabling doc‑values removes redundant column‑store copies, and demonstrates scalar and binary quantization—including a quantization‑only mode—that can cut storage to roughly 9 percent while preserving search accuracy.

ElasticsearchHNSWIndex Optimization
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Understanding Vector Storage and Optimization in Elasticsearch 8.16.1
System Architect Go
System Architect Go
Apr 15, 2022 · Artificial Intelligence

Elasticsearch Vector Search: script_score and _knn_search Methods

This article explains Elasticsearch's vector search capabilities, detailing two approaches—script_score using dense_vector fields for exact similarity scoring and the experimental _knn_search for approximate nearest neighbor queries—along with data modeling examples, code snippets, performance considerations, and usage guidelines.

ElasticsearchVector Search_knn_search
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Elasticsearch Vector Search: script_score and _knn_search Methods