[Solved] Why might this term query fail to find documents?{ "query": { "term": { "description": "Fast Car" } } }Assuming description is a text field analyzed with the standard analyzer. | Elasticsearch

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Why might this term query fail to find documents?

{ "query": { "term": { "description": "Fast Car" } } }

Assuming description is a text field analyzed with the standard analyzer.

ABecause the field 'description' does not exist

BBecause term query does not analyze the input and 'Fast Car' is analyzed in the index

CBecause term query only works on numeric fields

DBecause the query syntax is incorrect

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand term query behavior on analyzed fields
Term query matches exact terms without analysis.
Step 2: Analyze the field type
The description field is analyzed, so stored terms are tokenized and lowercased.
Step 3: Reason about the query failure
The query term 'Fast Car' is not analyzed, so it won't match tokenized terms like 'fast' and 'car'.
Final Answer:
Because term query does not analyze the input and 'Fast Car' is analyzed in the index -> Option B
Quick Check:
Term query requires exact term matching without analysis [OK]

Quick Trick: Term query does not analyze input; use keyword fields [OK]

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