Background for indexing

indexing

/ˈɪndɛksɪŋ/

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verb

To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.

Examples :

"The librarian is spending the afternoon indexing the new history textbook, so students can easily find specific topics. "

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verb

To inventory, to take stock.

Examples :

"The librarian is indexing the new books so patrons can easily find them in the system. "

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verb

To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.

Examples :

"The government is indexing social security payments to inflation to ensure that retirees maintain their purchasing power even when prices rise. "

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verb

To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.

Examples :

"The dark clouds indexing an approaching storm, we decided to go inside. "

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verb

To access a value in a data container by an index.

Examples :

"The program is indexing the list of student names to find the 10th name on the roster. "

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noun

A system used to assign indexes.

Examples :

"In zero-based indexing, array variables in a computer program are numbered upwards from zero."

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