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Lucene
Java library used for the full text search of documents, and is at the core of search servers such as Solr and Elasticsearch. It can also be embedded into Java applications, such as Android apps or web backends.
| First released | 1999 |
| Developed by | Apache Software Foundation |
| Latest stable version | Lucene 9 |
| Open-source | Yes |
Interesting facts
Solr is a web service that is built on top of the Lucene library. Solr also adds a number of features that Lucene leaves out such as sharding and replication.