(Plural "indices" or "indexes")
1. < programming > 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. A search engine .
4. A subject index .
4. See coefficient of X .
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(1997-04-09)