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index terms

index terms is the plural of index term.

Meaning of index term

Noun

index term (plural index terms)

  1. A term associated with particular documents in an index used for document retrieval; typically, a term that captures the essential meaning of a document.
    • This includes a term dictionary that provides for each allowable index term a pointer giving the addresses of the document lists in the term index for the corresponding term; […]1988, Gerard Salton, “Computer-Based Text Retrieval”, in Allen Kent, James G. Williams, editors, Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, volume 3, →ISBN, page 89
    Synonyms:
    descriptor

Questions about index terms

What is index terms the plural of?
Index terms is the plural of index term.

Words near index terms in the dictionary

  1. index register
  2. index registers
  3. index rerum
  4. index rerums
  5. index term
  6. index terms
  7. index verborum
  8. index's
  9. index-linked
  10. indexability
  11. indexable

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