indexers
Back-of-book organizers
Indexers are people or programs that create indexes.
A book indexer compiles the alphabetical listing of topics at the back.
In computing, indexers are programs that scan and catalog content to make it searchable—search engines rely on web indexers that crawl sites continuously.
In programming, an indexer is a feature allowing objects to be accessed like arrays: The class defines an indexer for bracket notation.
Those who organize inventories
- librariansCollection curators at lending institutions
- archivistsKeepers of historical documents
- bibliographersCompilers of publication records
- curatorsCollection caretakers
Those who move prone
- spidersWeb-spinning eight-legged creatures
- botsAutomated software agents
- search enginesInternet lookup tools
- algorithmFinite problem-solving procedure
database · metadata · tagging · crawling · keywords · optimization · retrieval · hashing
Systematic organization into records
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- filingStoring documents systematically
- archivingStoring for long-term keeping
systematization · categorization · arrangement · codification · inventory · registry · directory · repository
Alphabetical word index
- bibliographyList of cited works
- cross-referencesPointers to related material
- page numbersPrinted location markers
- locatorsThings that find positions
entries · subentries · headings · pagination · footnotes · endnotes · appendix · glossary
Exchange-listed investment baskets
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- S&P 500Major stock market index
- Dow JonesStock market benchmark
- FTSEBritish stock market index
market indices · fund managers · rebalancing · constituents · weighting · market capitalization
cataloguers
Those who organize inventories
- librariansCollection curators at lending institutions
- archivistsKeepers of historical documents
- bibliographersCompilers of publication records
crawlers
Those who move prone
- spidersWeb-spinning eight-legged creatures
- botsAutomated software agents
- search enginesInternet lookup tools
algorithm · database · metadata · tagging · crawling · keywords · optimization · retrieval · hashing · ranking
cataloging
Systematic organization into records
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- filingStoring documents systematically
archiving · systematization · categorization · arrangement · codification · inventory · registry · directory · repository · order
concordance
Alphabetical word index
- bibliographyList of cited works
- cross-referencesPointers to related material
- page numbersPrinted location markers
locators · entries · subentries · headings · pagination · footnotes · endnotes · appendix · glossary · manuscript
ETFs
Exchange-listed investment baskets
- benchmarksStandards for measuring performance
- S&P 500Major stock market index
- Dow JonesStock market benchmark
FTSE · market indices · fund managers · rebalancing · constituents · weighting · market capitalization
- machinist supplieschucks, vises, vise, clamps, drill bits
- search technologysearch engines, search results, queries, ranking, relevance
- contributorscontributors, collaborators, helpers, supporters, volunteers
- examinersinspectors, examiner, reviewers, inspector, auditors
- organizersdesk organizer, drawer organizer, closet organizer, desk organizers, drawer organizers
- crawlersants, beetles, caterpillars, centipedes, cockroaches
indexersauthors
Creators of written works
writers · creators · content creators · originators · novelists
indexerssearchers
Those who look
researchers · readers · users · consumers · end users
indexersdisorganizers
Those who create chaos
scramblers · randomizers · redactors · obfuscators · censors
- stock market indexesComposite measures of securities
- thumb indexesLettered edge notches for finding sections