indexing

noun

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

Examples of indexing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks’ AB 886, the California Journalism Preservation Act, would require tech companies like Google and Meta to pay for accessing, crawling, indexing and displaying news links that appear on their platforms. Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024 While the server doesn’t participate in search or indexing, the process of building the index requires a lot of back-and-forth with the server. PCMAG, 25 June 2024 The company unveiled a slew of new features on its platform Tuesday, such as aisle indexing that helps couriers find the exact placement of products on the customer’s order to expedite the shopping process. Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 18 June 2024 The invention of the modern footnote and indexing protocols that developed slowly over the 16th and 17th centuries had a hand in the scientific revolution, for instance. Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for indexing 

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Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 Jul. 2024.

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