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The correct spelling is indexes.
How to pronounce indexes
noun
IPA: /ˈɪndɛksɪz/
Say it like: Ind-exe-s
The correct spelling is indexes. An alphabetical listing of items and their location. For example: "The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found."
Usage Examples
“The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- 2.The index finger; the forefinger.
- 3.A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- 4.A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- 5.That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
verb
- 1.To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- 2.To inventory, to take stock.
- 3.To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- 4.To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- 5.To access a value in a data container by an index.
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