Index
/ˈɪndɛks/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Index
noun
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
"The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found."
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
verb
- To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- To inventory, to take stock.
- To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To access a value in a data container by an index.
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