index: význam a definície

Something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference, especially:

An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned.

A thumb index.

A table, file, or catalog.

Computer Science A list of keywords associated with a record or document, used especially as an aid in searching for information.

Something that reveals or indicates; a sign: "Her face . . . was a fair index to her disposition” ( Samuel Butler).

A character (☞) used in printing to call attention to a particular paragraph or section. Also called fist, hand.

An indicator or pointer, as on a scientific instrument.

Mathematics A number or symbol, often written as a subscript or superscript to a mathematical expression, that indicates an operation to be performed, an ordering relation, or a use of the associated expression.

A number derived from a formula, used to characterize a set of data.

A number that represents the change in price or value of an aggregate of goods, services, wages, or other measurable quantity in comparison with a reference number for a previous period of time.

Roman Catholic Church A list formerly published by Church authority, restricting or forbidding the reading of certain books.

To furnish with an index: index a book.

To enter in an index.

To indicate or signal.

To adjust through indexation.