INDEX

An 'index' is a system used to make finding information easier.
'Index' may also refer to:

★ Index (publishing), a detailed list, usually arranged alphabetically, of the specific information in a publication

★ Index cards in a rolodex or old card catalog, early and mid 20th century technologies for maintaining such lists

★ Index (mathematics), for various meanings of the word in mathematics

★ Index (economics), a single number calculated from an array of prices and quantities.

★ Index, Washington, a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.
In 'publications':

★ ''Index Librorum Prohibitorum'', a list of publications which the Catholic Church censored

★ Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien, Germany's List of Media Harmful to Young People, colloquially known as ''The Index''

★ ''Index Magazine'', was a prominent New York City based publication for art and culture.

★ ''Truman State University Index'', the weekly newspaper distributed at Truman State University and throughout the Kirksville, Missouri community.

★ ''The Index'', the student newspaper of Kalamazoo College, published since 1877.

★ The Index (journal), a European propaganda journal created by Henry Hotze to support the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
In 'computers':

★ Index (database), a feature in a computerized database which allows quick access to the rows in a table

★ Index (information technology), in computer science, either an integer which identifies an array element, or a data structure which enables fast lookup

★ Index (search engine), for supporting information retrieval in search engines

★ Webserver directory index, a default or index web page in a directory on a web server, such as index.html
'Other':

★ The Index, an item on the Halo (megastructure) in the Halo series of video games.

★ The Index (skyscraper), a tower under construction in Dubai.

★ Index (retailer), a defunct UK catalogue retailer formerly owned by the Littlewoods group and known as ''Littlewoods Index''

★ Index finger, The second digit of a human hand is also referred to as the ''index finger'', ''pointer finger'', ''forefinger'', ''digitus secundus'', or ''digitus II''.

★ Index fund, a collective investment scheme

★ Indexicality, in linguistics, the variation of meaning of an utterance according to certain features of the context in which it is uttered