index
(Plural "indices" or "indexes")1. A number used to select an element of a list, vector, array or other sequence. Such indices are nearly always non-negative integers but see associative array.
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2. See inverted index. [Other kinds?]
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3. A search engine.
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4. A subject index.
[Jargon File]Last updated: 1997-04-09
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Independent Verification and Validation ♦ index ♦ Index Data ♦ IndexedDB
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