Indexing Glossary

Browse 7 indexing terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

7 Indexing Terms

AI Index
An index built to support AI workflows, often by storing embeddings, metadata, or searchable representations that help with retrieval and grounding. AI indexes...
Apache Lucene
A foundational open-source search library used to build indexing and full-text search capabilities.
B-tree
A self-balancing tree data structure that maintains sorted data and allows searches, insertions, and deletions in logarithmic time. B-trees and their variant...
Code Index
A searchable structure built from a codebase to support fast lookup of symbols, references, definitions, or text. Code indexes power editor navigation, code...
Deep Web
The portion of web content that is not indexed by standard search engines, such as private portals, dynamic pages, internal apps, and paywalled resources. It...
Depth-First Search
A Depth-First Search is a development concept used to shape how software is built, executed, or maintained in real systems. Developers rely on it to make code...
Full-Text Search
A Full-Text Search is a development concept used to shape how software is built, executed, or maintained in real systems. Developers rely on it to make code...

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