indexing

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noun

The process by which something is indexed.

“Minimizing the number of indexings will make the algorithm more efficient.”

CommonScrabble 17

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of index
nounindexing (countable and uncountable, plural indexings)

plural indexings

  1. countableuncountableThe process by which something is indexed.

    Minimizing the number of indexings will make the algorithm more efficient.

  2. countableuncountableA system used to assign indexes.

    In zero-based indexing, array variables in a computer program are numbered upwards from zero.

Translations

Catalan indexació
  • indexacióTranslations
Finnish indeksointi
  • indeksointiTranslations
French indexation
  • indexationTranslations
German Indizierung
  • IndizierungTranslations
Portuguese indexação
  • indexaçãoTranslations
Spanish indexación, indización
  • indexaciónTranslations
  • indizaciónTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

indexing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indexing

MLA

“indexing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indexing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indexing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indexing.

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