index
(Plural "indices" or "indexes")
1. <programming> 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.
2. <database> See inverted index. [Other kinds?]
3. <World-Wide Web> A search engine.
4. <World-Wide Web> A subject index.
4. <jargon> See coefficient of X.
[Jargon File]
(1997-04-09)
Nearby terms:
indent style « Independent Logical File « Independent
Verification and Validation « index » Index Data »
Indexed Sequential Access Method » index register
