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An organized or alphabetical list of things or items
“The volumes published during that period are each provided with a full index of places and persons.”
A list of titles of the parts of a book or document
“Use the index of the book, and the glossary, to look up the meaning of this key concept.”
A pointer on an instrument, showing a quantity, a position on a scale, etc.
“The elevation or depression is exactly measured by the movement of the rack and by the change of the index on the dial.”
The forefinger, or index finger
“Having complied, Cassandra stops pointing with her index but keeps her hand outstretched.”
A sign or measure of something
“Mortality rates are often used as an index of overall health care in a country.”
A benchmark against which others of the same type are compared
“Income came to be accepted widely as the index by which to measure one's ability to pay.”
A collection or store of data
A section or table of subsidiary matter at the end of a book or document
A webpage that lists the contents and shows the structure of a website, to aid in navigation
The index symbol used in printing, graphics or signs, to draw attention to or indicate something
A foreshadowing of future events
A numerical quantity or value
(mathematics) A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
To place or record something, typically on a list or in an ordered format
“A card catalog has drawers of cards which index the books by author, subject, and title.”
To place something into a particular category or class
“It should be kept in mind that some systems may index the Uncontrolled Index Term field as a subject and others may index it as a note.”
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