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COMPEL Glossary / vector-store
Vector store
A governed index of embeddings — numeric vector representations of text, image, or multimodal content — that supports similarity search used by retrieval-augmented generation.
What this means in practice
Governance concerns include embedding-model version management, chunking strategy, index refresh cadence, access control per namespace, and deletion on data-subject request.
Synonyms
vector database , embedding store , vector index
See also
- Embedding governance — Readiness criteria specific to vector-store operations — choice of chunking strategy, embedding-model version pinning, index refresh and re-embedding cadence on model upgrades, per-namespace access control, and retention/deletion workflow consistent with data-subject rights.