index
Book's alphabetical guide
Meanings of index imply a relationship, where the index represents and is a key to another thing.
The index of a book is an alphabetical list of the subjects it contains, along with their location.
Other senses of index come from the related verb indicate.
An index always indicates something about its referent (consumer price index).
To index something is to produce an index of it, or to link it in a systematic way.
File system container
- registryOfficial record of entries
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- listingRecorded item in catalog
archive · database · compendium · bibliography · table of contents · appendix · glossary · concordance
Reference to memory location
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- markerSomething that signals location
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- scaleMeasure of relative size
needle · meter · readout · cursor · arrow · hand · tab · divider
Request for information
- keywordIndexed lookup term
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
- crawlMove slowly, low
database · ranking · relevance · results · filter · optimization · searchable · tagging
Alphabetical word index
- lemmaBase form, or helper theorem
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- word listCompiled vocabulary set
alphabetization · headword · entry · cross-reference · citation form · collocation · anaphora · referent
Stock market benchmark
- S&P 500Major stock market index
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- FTSEBritish stock market index
- NikkeiJapanese stock average
benchmark · composite · equities · securities · bull market · bear market · portfolio · tracking
Unit of quantity
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
percentile · ranking · metric · variable · parameter · correlation · weighted · composite score
directory
File system container
- registryOfficial record of entries
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
listing · archive · database · compendium · bibliography · table of contents · appendix · glossary · concordance · gazetteer
pointer
Reference to memory location
scale · needle · meter · readout · cursor · arrow · hand · tab · divider · label
query
Request for information
- keywordIndexed lookup term
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
crawl · database · ranking · relevance · results · filter · optimization · searchable · tagging · categorization
concordance
Alphabetical word index
- lemmaBase form, or helper theorem
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
word list · alphabetization · headword · entry · cross-reference · citation form · collocation · anaphora · referent
Dow Jones
Stock market benchmark
Nikkei · benchmark · composite · equities · securities · bull market · bear market · portfolio · tracking · weighting
measure
Unit of quantity
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- coefficientNumber multiplying a variable
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
rating · percentile · ranking · metric · variable · parameter · correlation · weighted · composite score · inflation rate
- atlas contentstopographic maps, political maps, road maps, climate maps, relief maps
- book partspage, pages, cover, chapter, chapters
- collecting & organizingcollect, gather, organize, arrange, collate
- content partschapter, episode, season, series, volume
- document contentappendix, appendices, addendum, addenda, supplement
- document partstitle, page, paragraph, sentence, chapter
indexdisorder
Absence of organization
disorganize · chaos · muddle · disarray · disarrange
indextable of contents
List of chapters and pages
preface · introduction · foreword · prologue · front matter
- index fingerSecond digit, first to point
- index cardsSmall rigid note slips
- heat indexPerceived temperature calculation
- economic indicatorStatistic measuring market health
- UV indexSolar intensity measurement
- index fundsSecurities mirroring market indices
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