docs/reference/elasticsearch/index.md
{{es}} is a distributed search and analytics engine, scalable data store, and vector database built on Apache Lucene. It’s optimized for speed and relevance on production-scale workloads. Use Elasticsearch to search, index, store, and analyze data of all shapes and sizes in near real time.
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{{es}} is the search and analytics engine that powers the {{stack}}.