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	An index is a system used to make finding information easier. Index may also refer to: Index (publishing) Index (publishing) An index is a list of words or phrases and associated pointers to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document. In a traditional back-of-the-book index the headings will include names of people, places and events, and concepts selected by a person as being relevant and of interest to a possible reader of the boo... , a detailed list, usually arranged alphabetically, of the specific information in a publication Index card Index card File:notecard.jpgAn index card is heavy paper stock cut to a standard size. Index cards are often used for recording individual items of information that can then be easily rearranged and filed .... s in a rolodex or old library card catalog, early and mid 20th century technologies for maintaining such lists Index (mathematics) Index (mathematics) The word *index* is used in variety of senses in mathematics.* In perhaps the most frequent sense, an index is a superscript or subscript to a symbol.... , for various meanings of the word in mathematics Index (economics) Index (economics) In economics and finance, an index is a single number calculated from a set of prices or of quantities. Examples include the price index, quantity indexes , market performance indexes .... , a single number calculated from an array of prices and quantities. Price index Price index A price index is a normalized average of prices for a given class of Good s or Service s in a given region, during a given interval of time. It is a statistic designed to help to compare how these prices, taken as a whole, differ between time periods or geographical locations.... , a typical price for some good or service Index, Washington Index, Washington Index is a town in Snohomish County, Washington, Washington, United States. The population was 157 at the 2000 United States Census.... , a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States Index, New York, a hamlet in the County and Town of Otsego, New York Otsego, New York Otsego is a town in Otsego County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 3,904 at the 2000 census. The town is named after a lake on its border.... , United States Index (typography) Index (typography) The symbol is a punctuation mark, called an index or fist. Though rare today, this symbol was in common use between the 12th and 18th centuries in the margins of books, and was formerly included in lists of standard punctuation marks.... , a largely obsolete punctuation mark Indexing (motion) Indexing (motion) Indexing in reference to motion is moving into a new position or location quickly and easily but also precisely. After a machine part has been indexed, its location is known to within a few hundredths of a millimeter , or often even to within a few thousandths of a millimeter , despite the fact that no elaborate measuring or layout was neede... , a kind of motion in many areas of mechanical engineering and machining Index (finance), a list of stocks In publications: Index Librorum Prohibitorum Index Librorum Prohibitorum The *Index Librorum Prohibitorum* was a list of publications censorship by the Roman Catholic Church.It was abolished on June 14, 1966 by Pope Paul VI.... , 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 the Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien The Bundespr?fstelle f?r jugendgef?hrdende Medien or BPjM is an upper-level Federal agency subordinate to the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth .... Index Magazine Index Magazine *Index Magazine* was a prominent New York City based publication for art and culture. It was created by Peter Halley and Bob Nickas in 1996. The publication featured a mix of interviews with famous arty folks like Bj?rk with not so-famous New York personalities like Queen Itchie or Ducky Doolittle.... , was a prominent New York City based publication for art and culture Truman State University Index Truman State University Index The *Truman State University Index* is a weekly student newspaper distributed at Truman State University and throughout the Kirksville, Missouri, Missouri community.... , the weekly student newspaper The Index, the student newspaper of Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo College is an innovative private university Liberal arts colleges in the United States located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Michigan, United States.... , published since 1877 The Index (journal), a European propaganda journal created by Henry Hotze Henry Hotze Henry Hotze was a Switzerland-born propaganda for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.... to support the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War index.hu Index.hu Index.hu is one of the most popular Hungarian language internet news portals and message boards. It was started in 1995 as Internetto.hu, later renamed Index.hu.... , a prominent news and community portal in Hungarian To Aru Majutsu no Index To Aru Majutsu no Index is a Japanese light novel series written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura; the series is published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint.... , a Japanese light novel, manga, and anime series In computers and information retrieval: Index (database) Index (database) A database index is a data structure that improves the speed of operations on a Table . Indexes can be created using one or more column , providing the basis for both rapid random look ups and efficient access of ordered records.... , a feature in a computerized database which allows quick access to the rows in a table Index (information technology) Index (information technology) In computer science, an index can be:# an integer which identifies an array element# a pointer data element.# a data structure that enables sublinear-time lookup... , either an integer which identifies an array element, or a data structure which enables fast lookup Index (search engine) Index (search engine) Search engine index collects, parses, and stores data to facilitate fast and accurate information retrieval. Index design incorporates interdisciplinary concepts from linguistics, cognitive psychology, mathematics, informatics, physics and computer science.... , for supporting information retrieval in search engines Webserver directory index Webserver directory index When an [] client requests a Uniform Resource Locator that points to a directory structure instead of an actual Web page within the directory, the Web server will generally serve a general page, which is often referred to as a main or "index" page.... , a default or index web page in a directory on a web server, such as index.html Subject indexing Subject indexing Subject indexing is the act of describing a document by keyword to indicate what the document is about or to summarize its content . Indices are constructed, separately, on three distinct levels: terms in a document such as a book; objects in a collection such as a library; and documents within a field of knowledge.... , describing the content of a document by keywords BitTorrent index BitTorrent index A BitTorrent index is a list of .torrent files , managed by a website, that is available for searching files to download through BitTorrent . It should be differentiated from a BitTorrent tracker, which merely coordinates communication between peers attempting to download the payload of the torrents.... , a list of .torrent files available for searches Other: The Index, an item on the Halo (megastructure) Halo (megastructure) Halos are fictional megastructures and superweapons in the Halo video game series. They are referred to as "Installations" by their AI monitors, and are collectively referred to as "the Array" by the installations' creators, the Forerunners .... in the Halo series of video games The Index (Dubai), a tower under construction in Dubai Index (retailer) Index (retailer) Index was a catalogue retailer in the United Kingdom, closed in 2005 with a number of sites purchased by rival Argos .Index was formerly owned by retailer Littlewoods, with many Index stores attached to Littlewoods stores as well as several stand-alone Index branches.... , a defunct UK catalogue retailer formerly owned by the Littlewoods group and known as Littlewoods Index Index finger Index finger The index finger, also referred to as, pointer finger, forefinger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, or digitus II, is the second finger of a human hand.... , the second digit of a human hand Index fund Index fund An index fund or index tracker is a collective investment scheme that aims to replicate the movements of an stock market index of a specific financial market, or a set of rules of ownership that are held constant, regardless of market conditions.... , a collective investment scheme Indexicality Indexicality In linguistics and in philosophy of language, an indexical behavior or utterance points to some state of affairs. For example, I refers to whoever is speaking; now refers to the time at which that word is uttered; and here refers to the place of utterance.... , in linguistics, the variation of meaning of an utterance according to certain features of the context in which it is uttered