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Finding the right answer fast, at any scale
Search is a deceptively complex problem — users expect instant, relevant results across massive datasets. This category covers inverted indexes, relevance ranking, full-text search, fuzzy matching, faceted search, vector similarity search, and the architectures behind search engines like Elasticsearch and Typesense. Building good search is part engineering, part information retrieval science.
Faceted Search & Aggregations Dynamically computed counts for filter categories based on current results — the 'Brand (42) | Price $0-50 (18)' sidebar that refines search results.
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Fuzzy Search Matching strings that are similar but not identical — tolerating typos, transpositions, and misspellings using edit distance algorithms.
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