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Metadata filtering

What does “Metadata filtering” mean?

Metadata filtering: Restricting retrieval candidates using fields such as date, permissions, or category.

Metadata filtering visual guide: Restricting retrieval candidates using fields such as date, permissions, or category.
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What is an example of “Metadata filtering”?

A company search retrieves only documents the current employee can open.

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Retrieval-augmented generationTermChunkingTermHybrid searchTermQuery expansionTermMulti-query retrievalTerm

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