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# Use cases for {{esql}}

These pages detail how to use {{esql}} for search and cybersecurity use cases:

- [ES|QL for search](docs-content://solutions/search/esql-for-search.md): Learn how to use {{esql}} for lexical (keyword) search, relevance scoring, semantic and hybrid search, semantic reranking, and more.
- [ES|QL for security](docs-content://solutions/security/esql-for-security.md): Learn how to use {{esql}} for threat hunting, timeline investigation, detection rules, and migrating Splunk queries.