noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A system used to assign indexes. countable, uncountable

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

2. 2
   the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of index form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

analysisarrangementbookingdivisionenlistmentenrollment

Example

More examples

"We have optimized the database indexing, and as a result, system efficiency has improved by 50%."

Related phrases

indexing languagenegative indexingsubject indexing

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