# indexing

Pronunciation: say "IN-deks-ing" US/UK /ˈɪndɛksɪŋ/, AUS /ˈɪndeksɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A method or system for assigning indexes to items so they can be located or referenced.
   - Simple: A way of giving items numbers or labels so they can be found quickly.
   - _The archive's indexing allows researchers to locate documents by subject or date._
   - _Efficient indexing reduces the time needed to retrieve records from a large collection._

## Verb

2. Present participle of index. — present participle and gerund of index
   - Simple: Present participle of index. Use this form for an action that is happening now or ongoing.
   - _The team is indexing thousands of records into the new system._
   - _Indexing the archive by author kept the staff busy for months._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/indexing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).