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Developed byDoug Cutting
Founded1999
LicenseApache License 2.0
Open source✓ Open Source
Use caseFull-text search and information retrieval
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Avg confidence95%
Avg freshness100%
Last updatedUpdated 20 days ago
WikidataQ186131
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Apache Lucene

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Open-source information retrieval library that includes vector search capabilities.

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Query parsingUnverifiedHighFresh1
Text indexingUnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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Apache License 2.0UnverifiedHighFresh1

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Apache Software Foundation projectsUnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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trueUnverifiedHighFresh1

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FreeUnverifiedHighFresh1

primary use case

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Full-text search and information retrievalUnverifiedHighFresh1

written in

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JavaUnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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Apache SolrUnverifiedHighFresh1
ElasticsearchUnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

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Apache Software FoundationUnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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Java Runtime EnvironmentUnverifiedHighFresh1

supports format

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Inverted indexUnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Doug CuttingUnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

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1999UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

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Apache SolrUnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

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Apache SolrUnverifiedModerateFresh1
ElasticsearchUnverifiedModerateFresh1

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