Local AI Glossary
What is Chunk overlap?
Source: huggingface/sentence-transformers
The number of tokens shared between adjacent chunks in a RAG pipeline. Overlap prevents the splitter from cutting relevant information right at a chunk boundary. Typical values: 10-20% of chunk size.
How Chunk overlap fits in the local AI stack
Chunk overlap is part of the broader local AI ecosystem. See the related guides, comparisons, and tools below to see how it applies in practice.
See also
- Full Local AI Glossary
- All learn topics
- What is Local AI?
- Quantization explained
- Hardware requirements
- How to choose a local LLM