Indexing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Index \In"dex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Indexing}.]
     1. To provide with an index or table of references; to put
        into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Economics) To adjust (wages, prices, taxes, etc.)
        automatically so as to compensate for changes in prices,
        usually as measured by the {consumer price index} or other
        economic measure. Its purpose is usually to copensate for
        inflation.
        [PJC]
  
     3. To insert (a word, name, file folder, etc.) into an index
        or into an indexed arrangement; as, to index a contract
        under its date of signing.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  indexing
       n : the act of classifying and providing an index in order to
           make items easier to retrieve