indexing

noun

in·​dex·​ing ˈin-ˌdek-siŋ How to pronounce indexing (audio)

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On July 1, the Senate passed a new version of the bill that: Increases the SALT cap to $40,000 in 2025, with 1% annual inflation indexing through 2029. Robert Green, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 One solution lies in two increasingly popular strategies: exchange funds and direct indexing. Sharon Olson, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 If Google is forced to license search as an API, its few competitors in web indexing could struggle to remain afloat. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025 The false links contain appropriate meta directives to prevent search engine indexing while remaining attractive to data-scraping bots. Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indexing

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First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of indexing was in 1974

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“Indexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indexing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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