# Image-Text Retrieval

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> Updated: 2026-05-13T20:58:24.299Z
> Type: glossary
> Category: bilgisayarli-goru
**TLDR:** A task that retrieves relevant images from text or relevant text from images through a shared multimodal representation space.

<p>Image-text retrieval is one of the strongest applications of multimodal information access. A user can search for images with natural language, or retrieve relevant descriptions and documents from an image. It creates strong value in e-commerce, media archiving, design search, and content discovery. It is a practical manifestation of shared semantic space design.</p>