Indexing: meaning, definitions and examples

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indexing

 

[ หˆษชndษ›ksษชล‹ ]

Context #1

data management

The process of organizing data into categories for easy retrieval and analysis. It involves creating indexes that point to the location of specific data within a database or other storage system.

Synonyms

cataloging, categorizing, classifying

Examples of usage

  • Indexing allows for faster search and retrieval of information.
  • Search engines use indexing to quickly find relevant web pages.
Context #2

search engines

The action of analyzing web pages and adding them to a search engine's index for retrieval. It involves scanning the content of a page and assigning keywords for efficient searching.

Synonyms

cataloging, categorizing, crawling

Examples of usage

  • Website owners need to focus on indexing their content for better search engine visibility.
  • Google's algorithm prioritizes well-indexed pages in search results.

Translations

Translations of the word "indexing" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น indexaรงรฃo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค‡เค‚เคกเฅ‡เค•เฅเคธเคฟเค‚เค—

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Indexierung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ pengindeksan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ั–ะฝะดะตะบัะฐั†ั–ั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ indeksowanie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚คใƒณใƒ‡ใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚นๅŒ–

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท indexation

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ indexaciรณn

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท indeksleme

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ธ๋ฑ์‹ฑ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูู‡ุฑุณุฉ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ indexovรกnรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ indexovanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ดขๅผ•

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ indeksiranje

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ vรญsitรถlun

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะธะฝะดะตะบัั‚ะตัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ˜แƒœแƒ“แƒ”แƒฅแƒกแƒ˜แƒ แƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ indeksasiya

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ indexaciรณn

Word origin

The term 'indexing' originated from the Latin word 'index', meaning 'pointer' or 'indicator'. It has been widely used in the context of information organization and retrieval since the advent of databases and search engines.

See also: index, indexable.