What is Indexing?

[adamdalena]

What is Indexing?

[RH-Calvin]

Indexing is updating the cached webpages in search engine database. Indexed webpages are now ready for search engine rankings.

[stuartkspindlow]

Indexing is the process of adding webpages into Google search.

[Chris Gifford]

Indexing refers to the organization of data according to a specific scheme or plan. In IT, the term has various similar uses including, among other things, making information more presentable and accessible.

[bestpolesaw]

Search engine indexing collects, parses, and stores data to facilitate fast and accurate information retrieval.

[sandrew272]

Indexing is a passive investment strategy. An investor can achieve the same risk and return of an index by investing in an index fund.

[ArkPresentation]

An index is essentially a structure or table that improves the speed of data retrieval. Indexes are used to quickly locate data without having to search through every single item stored on a drive or network every time someone needs to access that data.