index

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Synonyms: vindex, indef, windex, inex, indel, inder, iniex, inde, indew, endex, indep

Antonyms: vindex, indef, windex, inex, indel, inder, iniex, inde, indew, endex, indep

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. An [[alphabetical]] [[listing]] of [[item]]s and their [[location]].
2. The [[index finger]]; the [[forefinger]].
3. A [[movable]] [[finger]] on a [[gauge]], [[scale]], etc.
4. {{senseid|en|Q6017816}} {{lb|en|typography}} A [[symbol]] [[resemble|resembling]] a [[point]]ing [[hand]], used to [[direct]] particular [[attention]] to a [[note]] or [[paragraph]].
5. That which [[point]]s [[out]]; that which [[show]]s, [[indicate]]s, [[manifest]]s, or [[disclose]]s.
6. A [[sign]]; an [[indication]]; a [[token]].
7. {{lb|en|linguistics}} A type of [[noun]] where the [[meaning]] of the [[form]] [[change]]s with respect to the [[context]]; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its [[referent]] will differ depending on the context. See also [[icon]] and [[symbol]].
8. {{lb|en|economics}} A [[single]] [[number]] [[calculate]]d from an [[array]] of [[price]]s or of [[quantity|quantities]].
9. {{lb|en|science}} A [[number]] [[represent]]ing a [[property]] or [[ratio]]; a [[coefficient]].
10. {{lb|en|mathematics}} A [[raised]] [[suffix]] [[indicate|indicating]] a [[power]].
11. {{lb|en|computing|especially|programming|and|databases}} An [[integer]] or other [[key]] [[indicate|indicating]] the [[location]] of [[data]], e.g. within an [[array]], [[vector]], [[database]] [[table]], [[associative array]], or [[hash table]].
12. {{lb|en|data structure|databases}} A [[data structure]] that [[improve]]s the [[performance]] of [[operation]]s on a [[table]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[arrange]] an [[#Noun|index]] for something, especially a [[long]] [[text]].
2. To [[inventory]]; to [[take stock]].
3. {{lb|en|chiefly|economics}} To [[normalise]] in order to [[account]] for [[inflation]]; to [[correct]] for inflation by [[link]]ing to a [[price]] [[#Noun|index]] in order to maintain [[real]] levels.
4. To [[measure]] by an [[associated]] [[value]].
5. {{lb|en|linguistics|transitive}} To be [[indexical]] for (some situation or state of affairs); to [[indicate]].
6. {{lb|en|computing}} To [[access]] a [[value]] in a [[data]] [[container]] by an [[#Noun|index]].
7. {{lb|en|mechanical engineering|transitive}} To use a [[mechanism]] to move an [[object]] to a [[precise]] [[location]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Miller County|s/Arkansas}}.
2. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Morgan County|s/Kentucky}}.
3. {{place|en|ghost town|co/Cass County|s/Missouri}}.
4. {{place|en|small hamlet|co/Otsego County|s/New York}}.
5. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/King George County|s/Virginia}}.
6. {{place|en|town|co/Snohomish County|s/Washington}}.
7. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Gilmer County|s/West Virginia}}.

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