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Data connector

An integration that reads from a source such as a website, drive, database, or API.

What Data connector does not show

Connector access does not guarantee complete synchronization or permission to reuse the data.

Related terms in Retrieval engineering

How pages become chunks, vectors and candidates inside an answer engine, and why being retrieved is not being cited.

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Questions about Data connector

What is Data connector?

An integration that reads from a source such as a website, drive, database, or API.

What does Data connector not show or guarantee?

Connector access does not guarantee complete synchronization or permission to reuse the data.

Which area of the glossary does Data connector belong to?

Retrieval engineering: How pages become chunks, vectors and candidates inside an answer engine, and why being retrieved is not being cited.

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