meaning of index

1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also fist.
3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.
4. A prologue indicating what follows.
5. The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.
6. The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent.
7. To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
8. index Plural "indices" or "indexes" 1. A number used to select an element of a list, vector, array or other sequence. Such indices are nearly always non-negative integers but see associative array. 2. See inverted index. [Other kinds?] 3. Web> A search engine. 4. Web> A subject index. 4. See coefficient of X. [Jargon File]
9. the finger next to the thumb

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