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'''Index''' ({{plural form}}: '''indexes''' or '''indices''') may refer to: | '''Index''' ({{plural form}}: '''indexes''' or '''indices''') most commonly refers to: | ||
* [[Index (publishing)]], an organized list of information in a publication | |||
* [[Web indexing]], Internet indexing | |||
* An index, a key in an [[associative array]] | |||
Index may also refer to: | |||
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==Arts, entertainment, and media== | ==Arts, entertainment, and media== | ||
===Fictional entities=== | ===Fictional entities=== | ||
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* ''The Index'', an 1860s European propaganda journal created by [[Henry Hotze]] to support the Confederate States of America | * ''The Index'', an 1860s European propaganda journal created by [[Henry Hotze]] to support the Confederate States of America | ||
* ''[[Truman State University Index]]'', a student newspaper | * ''[[Truman State University Index]]'', a student newspaper | ||
* ''The Index: A Weekly Paper Devoted to Free Religion'' (1870–1886), the semi-official periodical of the [[Free Religious Association]] | |||
===Other arts, entertainment and media=== | ===Other arts, entertainment and media=== | ||
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==Publishing and library studies== | ==Publishing and library studies== | ||
* [[Index (typography)]], a hand- or fist-shaped punctuation mark | * [[Index (typography)]], a hand- or fist-shaped punctuation mark | ||
* [[Bibliographic index]], a regularly updated publication that lists articles, books, or other information items | * [[Bibliographic index]], a regularly updated publication that lists articles, books, or other information items | ||
* [[Citation index]] | * [[Citation index]] | ||
* The ''Index'', colloquial name for ''[[Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media# | * The ''Index'', colloquial name for the ''[[Federal Agency for Child and Youth Protection in the Media#List of Media Harmful to Youth and Adolescents|List of Media Harmful to Youth and Adolescents]]'' (Germany) | ||
* [[Index card]], used for recording and storing small amounts of data | * [[Index card]], used for recording and storing small amounts of data | ||
* ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'', a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored | * ''[[Index Librorum Prohibitorum]]'', a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored | ||
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* [[Subject indexing]], describing the content of a document by keywords | * [[Subject indexing]], describing the content of a document by keywords | ||
* [[Thumb index]], a round cut-out in the pages of a publication | * [[Thumb index]], a round cut-out in the pages of a publication | ||
==Science, technology, and mathematics== | ==Science, technology, and mathematics== | ||
===Computer science=== | ===Computer science=== | ||
* [[Index (typography)]], a character in Unicode, its code is 132 | * [[Index (typography)]], a character in Unicode, its code is 132 | ||
* Index, the dataset maintained by [[search engine indexing]] | * Index, the dataset maintained by [[search engine indexing]] | ||
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* [[Lookup table]], a data structure used to store precomputed information | * [[Lookup table]], a data structure used to store precomputed information | ||
* [[Site map]], or site index, a list of pages of a web site accessible to crawlers or users | * [[Site map]], or site index, a list of pages of a web site accessible to crawlers or users | ||
* [[Web server directory index]], a default or index web page in a directory on a web server, such as index.html | * [[Web server directory index]], a default or index web page in a directory on a web server, such as index.html | ||
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===Mathematics and statistics=== | ===Mathematics and statistics=== | ||
* Index, the position of an element in a [[sequence]] | |||
* Index, a number or other symbol that specifies an element of an [[indexed family]] or set | * Index, a number or other symbol that specifies an element of an [[indexed family]] or set | ||
* Index, an element of an [[index set]] | * Index, an element of an [[index set]] | ||
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===Other uses in science and technology=== | ===Other uses in science and technology=== | ||
* [[Indexicality]], in linguistics, the phenomenon of a sign pointing to some object in the context in which it occurs | * [[Indexicality]], in linguistics, the phenomenon of a sign pointing to some object in the context in which it occurs | ||
* [[Indexing (motion)]], in mechanical engineering and machining, movement to a precisely known location | * [[Indexing (motion)]], in mechanical engineering and machining, movement to a precisely known location | ||
* [[ | * [[Index (physical sciences)]], a synonym for ratio | ||
==Other uses== | ==Other uses== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Indexi]], a Yugoslav rock band | |||
* [[Indexer (disambiguation)]] | * [[Indexer (disambiguation)]] | ||
* [[Directory (disambiguation)]] | |||
* {{Look from}} | * {{Look from}} | ||
* {{In title}} | * {{In title}} | ||
{{Disambiguation|geo}} | {{Disambiguation|geo}} | ||