clustered index

noun

a type of database index that physically sorts the data in a table on the disk to match the criteria specified by the index.

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Meanings

nounclustered index (plural clustered indices or clustered indexes)

plural clustered indices · plural clustered indexes

  1. computinga type of database index that physically sorts the data in a table on the disk to match the criteria specified by the index.

Translations

French index cluster
  • index clusterIndex that sorts the data in a table
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