indexing
Pronunciation: [ˈɪnˌdɛksɪŋ]
Word
Context: “information management”
(noun) the process of organizing or listing information so that it can be easily found later. Imagine you have a big box of toys, and you label everything to know where each toy is. That's like indexing!
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The indexing of the library's books makes it easy for students to find what they need.
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Without proper indexing, the information was lost and couldn't be retrieved.
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What benefits does indexing provide when looking for important documents?
Context: “data management”
(verb) to create an index for something, making it easier to find specific information. It's like when you make a list of your favorite books to easily remember which ones to read again.
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The librarian is indexing the new books to help readers find them quickly.
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They decided not to index the old records, so it took a long time to find what they were looking for.
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How do you plan on indexing your collection of sports cards?
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