Chunking
Chunking is the process of breaking down a large, continuous document into smaller, manageable, and semantically cohesive text fragments (chunks) before indexing them in a vector database.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is chunk overlap in RAG?▼
The practice of keeping a few overlapping sentences between adjacent chunks to ensure semantic context is not cut off at boundary lines.
What are the main chunking strategies?▼
Fixed-size chunking (splitting by token count), markdown-aware chunking (splitting by headers), and semantic chunking (splitting based on embedding changes).
Quick Facts
- CategoryInformation Retrieval
- Key ApplicationRAG database preparation, document parsing, and token limit compliance.
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