TOC

Book's road map

TOC is an abbreviation for table of contents—the list of chapters or sections at the front of a book or document, with page numbers.

In military and business contexts, TOC also stands for theater of operations command or total cost of ownership: The TOC for this software includes licensing, training, and maintenance.

abbreviation

table of contents

List of chapters and pages

  • indexAlphabetical guide to contents
  • outlineSummary of key elements
  • summaryCondensed account of essentials

overview · chapters · sections · headings · pagination · navigation · roadmap · guide · reference · structure

Categories
Opposites
document navigation position

TOCindex

Alphabetical guide to contents

back matter · appendix · glossary · endnotes · bibliography

document structure element

TOCbody text

Document's main prose

narrative · full text · chapters · substance

Family

tocsin, toccata

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