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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 (publishing)]], an organized list of information in a publication
* [[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 List of Media Harmful to Young People|The List of Media Harmful to Young People]]'' (Germany)
* 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
* [[Web indexing]], Internet indexing


==Science, technology, and mathematics==
==Science, technology, and mathematics==
===Computer science===
===Computer science===
* Index, a key in an [[associative array]]
* [[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 indexing]], Internet indexing
* [[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===
* [[Dental indices]], standardized scoring systems for tooth problems
* [[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
* [[Refractive index]], a measurement of how light propagates through a material
* [[Index (physical sciences)]], a synonym for ratio
* [[Valve Index]], a virtual reality headset


==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}}


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