indexing

/IH1 N D EH0 K S IH0 NG/
verb
  1. 1

    To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.

  2. 2

    To inventory, to take stock.

  3. 3

    To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.

  4. 4

    To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.

  5. 5

    To access a value in a data container by an index.

noun
  1. 1

    A system used to assign indexes.

    โ€œIn zero-based indexing, array variables in a computer program are numbered upwards from zero.โ€

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