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An index is a system used to make finding information easier.
Index may also refer to:
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Index (publishing) , a detailed list, usually arranged alphabetically, of the specific information in a publication
*Index card s in a rolodex or old library card catalog, early and mid 20th century technologies for maintaining such lists
*Index (mathematics) , for various meanings of the word in mathematics
*Index (economics) , a single number calculated from an array of prices and quantities.
*Index, Washington , a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States
*Index, New York , a hamlet in the County and Town ofOtsego, New York , United States
*Index (typography) , a largely obsolete punctuation mark
*Indexing (motion) , a kind of motion in many areas of mechanical engineering and machiningIn publications:
* "Index Librorum Prohibitorum ", a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored
* Germany's List of Media Harmful to Young People, colloquially known as "The Index", published by theBundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien
* "Index Magazine ", was a prominent New York City based publication for art and culture
* "Truman State University Index ", the weekly student newspaper
* "The Index", the student newspaper ofKalamazoo College , published since 1877
* "The Index" (journal), a European propaganda journal created byHenry Hotze to support the Confederate States of America during the American Civil WarIn computers and information retrieval:
*Index (database) , a feature in a computerized database which allows quick access to the rows in a table
*Index (information technology) , either an integer which identifies an array element, or a data structure which enables fast lookup
*Index (search engine) , for supporting information retrieval in search engines
*Webserver directory index , a default or index web page in a directory on a web server, such as index.html
*Subject indexing , describing the content of a document by keywords
*BitTorrent index , a list of .torrent files available for searchesOther:
* The Index, an item on theHalo (megastructure) in the Halo series of video games
*The Index (Dubai) , a tower under construction in Dubai
*Index (retailer) , a defunct UK catalogue retailer formerly owned by the Littlewoods group and known as "Littlewoods Index"
*Index finger , the second digit of a human hand
*Index fund , a collective investment scheme
*Indexicality , in linguistics, the variation of meaning of an utterance according to certain features of the context in which it is uttered
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