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Expand Up @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ Use [explicit mapping](/manage-data/data-store/mapping/explicit-mapping.md) to d
Defining your own mappings enables you to:

* Define which string fields should be treated as full-text fields.
* Define which text field can be automatically vectorized by a semantic search machine learning model.
* Define which fields contain numbers, dates, or geolocations.
* Use data types that cannot be automatically detected (such as `geo_point` and `geo_shape`.)
* Choose date value [formats](elasticsearch://reference/elasticsearch/mapping-reference/mapping-date-format.md), including custom date formats.
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -100,4 +101,4 @@ Defining too many fields in an index can lead to a mapping explosion, which can

Consider a situation where every new document inserted introduces new fields, such as with [dynamic mapping](/manage-data/data-store/mapping/dynamic-mapping.md). Each new field is added to the index mapping, which can become a problem as the mapping grows.

Use the [mapping limit settings](elasticsearch://reference/elasticsearch/index-settings/mapping-limit.md) to limit the number of field mappings (created manually or dynamically) and prevent documents from causing a mapping explosion.
Use the [mapping limit settings](elasticsearch://reference/elasticsearch/index-settings/mapping-limit.md) to limit the number of field mappings (created manually or dynamically) and prevent documents from causing a mapping explosion.
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