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索引,指针,指数,指标编入索引中,指出做索引

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Index \In"dex\, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf.
   F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.]
   1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates,
      manifests, or discloses.

            Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of
            plants.                               --Arbuthnot.

   2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a
      pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of
      a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other
      graduated instrument. In printing, a sign [[hand]] used to
      direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; --
      called also {fist}.

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

Index \In"dex\, n.
   The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension
   of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of
   the cranium.

资料来源 : WordNet®

index
     n 1: a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another
          or with some reference number
     2: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement)
        derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal
        relative changes as a function of time [syn: {index number},
         {indicant}, {indicator}]
     3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a
        quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: {exponent}, {power}]
     4: an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page
        numbers where they are discussed
     5: the finger next to the thumb [syn: {index finger}, {forefinger}]
     [also: {indices} (pl)]

index
     v 1: list in an index
     2: provide with an index; "index the book"
     3: adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and
        prices"
     [also: {indices} (pl)]

资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

index
     
        (Plural "indices" or "indexes")
     
        1.  A number used to select an element of a list,
        vector, {array} or other sequence.  Such indices are nearly
        always non-negative integers but see {associative array}.
     
        2.  See {inverted index}.  [Other kinds?]
     
        3.  A {search engine}.
     
        4.  A {subject index}.
     
        4.  See {coefficient of X}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1997-04-09)