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Index (publishing)

An index (pl.: usually indexes, more rarely indices) is a list of words or phrases ('headings') and associated pointers ('locators') to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document or collection of documents. Examples are an index in the back matter of a book and an index that serves as a library catalog. An index differs…

Culture, References in popular culture & Indexing software

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Earliest examples in English

Etymology and plural

Indexing process

Indexing software

Purpose

Indexer roles

References in popular culture

Societies

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Index (publishing)

Nodes80
Edges79
Triples4
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.025
Components1

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Important terminology

index indexing indexes book indexer information text headings embedded indexers subject words documents word table contents concepts may plural software

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MeSH to articles for inclusion in a databaseinstance ofthe application of a pre-defined controlled vocabulary0.80text
theinstance ofincluding even large listings for inconsequential words0.80text
andinstance ofincluding even large listings for inconsequential words0.80text
and in.Jinstance ofincluding even large listings for inconsequential words0.80text

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