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indexing
in·dex I0100700 (ĭn′dĕks′)n. pl. in·dex·es or in·di·ces (-dĭ-sēz′) 1. Something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference, especially:a. An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned.b. A thumb index.c. A table, file, or catalog.d. Computers A list of keywords associated with a record or document, used especially as an aid in searching for information.2. Something that reveals or indicates; a sign: "Her face ... was a fair index to her disposition" (Samuel Butler).3. A character (See) used in printing to call attention to a particular paragraph or section. Also called hand.4. An indicator or pointer, as on a scientific instrument.5. a. Mathematics A number or symbol, often written as a subscript or superscript to a mathematical expression, that indicates an operation to be performed, an ordering relation, or a use of the associated expression.b. A number derived from a formula, used to characterize a set of data.6. a. A statistical value that represents the price or value of an aggregate of goods, services, wages, or other measurable quantities in comparison with a reference number for a previous period of time.b. A number that represents the change in price or value of stocks or other securities in a particular market, sector, or asset class.c. The stocks or other securities represented by an index.7. Index Roman Catholic Church A list formerly published by Church authority, restricting or forbidding the reading of certain books.tr.v. in·dexed, in·dex·ing, in·dex·es 1. a. To furnish with an index: index a book.b. To enter in an index.2. To indicate or signal.3. To adjust through indexation.
[Middle English, forefinger, from Latin; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]
in′dex′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | indexing - the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieveclassification, compartmentalisation, compartmentalization, assortment, categorisation, categorization - the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type |
TranslationsErschließungindexationcompilazione di un indiceindicizzazioneindexing
indexing[′in‚dek·siŋ] (mechanical engineering) The process of providing discrete spaces, parts, or angles in a workpiece by using an index head. indexing(1) Creating tables (indexes) that point to the location of folders, files and records. Depending on the purpose, indexing identifies the location of resources based on file names, key data fields in a database record, text within a file or unique attributes in a graphics or video file. See index, indexed search and desktop search.
(2) Creating timing signals based on detecting a mark, slot or hole in a moving medium.MedicalSeeindexLegalSeeIndexindexing
IndexingA passive instrument strategy calling for construction of a portfolio of stocks designed to track the total return performance of an index of stocks.indexing A strategy for choosing securities so that a portfolio mimics the market as represented by some chosen market index. Most stock index funds attempt to mimic Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index. See also enhanced indexing.indexing
Words related to indexingnoun the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieveRelated Words- classification
- compartmentalisation
- compartmentalization
- assortment
- categorisation
- categorization
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