Package Index

Definitions

1. A searchable catalog or repository index of available software packages and their metadata. In package-management culture, the package index is what lets tools and users discover versions, dependencies, and install sources.

   In plain English: A catalog of software packages and their metadata.

   Example: "The private package index solved several compliance concerns because internal dependencies no longer had to be pulled directly from a public source during CI."

Related Terms

• Code Owner
• Source Forge
• Maven Central
• Package Name
• Package Repository
• Package Scope
• Package Search
• Package Tag
• Python Package Index
• R CRAN
• Repository Health
• Repository Insights
• Repository Mirror
• Subversion