indexes

Noun

plural form of index

Usage notes

This usage is gaining acceptance in common usage in the U.S., as opposed to the Latin-derived form indices, often used in the UK.
The Oxford English Dictionary recommends the plural "indexes" for directory listings.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative form of index

indexes - Computer Definition

See indexing and index.

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

See list of these as well as lists of special indexes in A.
In 1783; in 1811 a volume of indexes was added, and in 1816 a supplementary volume, separately indexed, containing (I) the "Exon Domesday" (for the south-western counties), (2) the Inquisitio Eliensis, (3) the Liber Winton (surveys of Winchester early in the 12th century), and (4) the Boldon Book - a survey of the bishopric of Durham a century later than Domesday.
Ellis, General Introduction to Domesday Book (1833), 2 vols., containing valuable indexes to the names of persons; N.
Two needles (for some letters, one only) were acted upon at the same time, and the letter at the point of intersection of the direction of the indexes was read.
General Indexes To Periodicals.

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