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Forward index or inverted index- Which model does Splunk use?

aznewman
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I've been reading about the differences between forward indexes and inverted indexes.  Which model does Splunk use?  I have not been able to find that information in the documentation.

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chaker
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Hi @aznewman ,

Splunk uses a time series inverted index, in the form of .tsidx files:

https://docs.splunk.com/Splexicon:Tsidxfile

You can read more about how that index is built/populated here:

https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/9.0.1/Data/Abouteventsegmentation

 

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