Citation Retrieval

An architectural pattern that enhances generative model responses by retrieving relevant information from external knowledge bases.

A system component responsible for fetching relevant documents or passages from a knowledge base given a query.

A search technique that analyzes sentence meaning and intent rather than matching literal keywords.

A retrieval technique that filters documents or chunks using metadata attributes before or during semantic or lexical search.

A structured repository of documents, facts, policies, procedures, or other information that an AI system can retrieve and use to answer questions, generate responses, or support decision-making with relevant and up-to-date knowledge.