indexing

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT An index is a system by which changes in the value of something and the rate at which it changes can be recorded, measured, or interpreted. 指数
...the consumer price index. …消费价格指数。
2. N-COUNT An index is an alphabetical list that is printed at the back of a book and tells you on which pages important topics are referred to. 索引
There's even a special subject index. 甚至有一个特别的主题索引。
3. V-T If you index a book or a collection of information, you make an alphabetical list of the items in it. 为…编索引
A quarter of this vast archive has been indexed and made accessible to researchers. 这批数量巨大的档案的1/4都已编了索引，可供研究者查阅。
4. V-T If a quantity or value is indexed to another, a system is arranged so that it increases or decreases whenever the other one increases or decreases. 使与…挂钩[usu passive]
Minimum benefits and wages are to be indexed to inflation. 最低养老金和最低工资都要与通货膨胀挂钩。
5. →see also card index