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Index -

1) A method used to reorder display or output records in a specific order.

2) A data structure of pointers used to provide rapid, random access to rows in the table.

[Category=Database Management ]

Source: Northwest Database Services, 10 November 2009 07:56:21, http://www.nwdatabase.com/database-glossary-i.htm

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Index - An index is a data structure associated with a table that is logically ordered by the values of a key. It improves database performance and access speed. Indexes are usually created for columns that are accessed regularly, and where response time is important.

[Category=Data Governance ]

Source: The Data Governance Institute, 10 December 2009 09:41:34, http://www.datagovernance.com/glossary-governance/

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Index - A means to translate a field of random data results into a form which makes possible direct comparisons.

[Category=Database Marketing ]

Source: Postcom, 11 March 2010 09:20:56, http://postcom.org/public/admail_image/glossary.htm

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index - [computing] A data structure, usually an array, used to speed the search for records in a database or for spatial features in geographic datasets. In general, unique identifiers stored in a key field point to records or files holding more detailed information.

[Category=Geospatial ]

Source: esri, 18 May 2012 09:53:38, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation