indexing

noun

in·​dex·​ing ˈin-ˌdek-siŋ How to pronounce indexing (audio)

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Google’s use of books for indexing and snippet display was deemed transformative and fair use. Sri Bhargav Krishna Adusumilli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 As of March 2020, more than 900 of the region’s journals could be found on Scopus and more than 200 on the Web of Science (WOS), two of the most popular and widely used indexing databases for academic research and publications. Bysofia Moutinho, science.org, 5 Dec. 2024 The indexing for this paper didn't include the word history of Nolvadex, and now it's not considered proprietary or protected. Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024 Think data indexing, APIs, debugging tools or testing frameworks. Andrey Sergeenkov, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for indexing 

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First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of indexing was in 1974

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“Indexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indexing. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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