indexing system

collocation in English

meaningsofindexandsystem

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index
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.deks/us
/ˈɪn.deks/
an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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(Definition ofindexandsystemfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Three members of the team read all the transcripts and agreed the categories for theindexingsystem.
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Another limitation arises from theindexingsystem, which follows the format of the book's structure too closely.
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Table 3 shows a sample coding from an existingindexingsystem.
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We do so in order that our simpleindexingsystemwill agree with our theoretical approach.
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It also provides a flexibleindexingsystemwith multiple access paths to cases.
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They evaluate the performance of thisindexingsystembased on its effect on retrieval time, rather than on its impact on optimization performance.
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Anyone who goes there will find that theindexingsystemis not on the official tour.
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My third point relates to the wageindexingsystem.
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On thatindexingsystemthere could be a skeletal amount of information about the individuals concerned.
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We can tell by our own un-indexed library files at home what a badindexingsystemis.
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I take the view that a statutory policy, whether based on a sophisticatedindexingsystemor any other system, can only exacerbate the situation.
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There is the necessity for anindexingsystemfor identifying and following up patients, especially when they move from hospital to hospital or from one local authority area to another.
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Many of my constituents and many people in this country would be more baffled by anindexingsystem, which they would find difficult to comprehend—at least for some time.
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It is essential to introduce a computer-basedindexingsystemat the earliest date in order to maintain the present high level of services; therefore we must move swiftly towards automation.
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Soviet maps were also notable for their consistent globalindexingsystem.
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However, it is not necessary that numbers be used - anyindexingsystemwould suffice - colors for example.
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He established a newindexingsystemthat simplified retrieving information by clerks.
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If the size of a document is also considered as another dimension of this space then an extremely efficientindexingsystemcan be created.
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The most common system, first publicly demonstrated in 1956, used stripes of magnesium oxide deposited on the back of aluminum as theindexingsystem.
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Each collection is described according to its ownindexingsystemand conceptual vocabulary.
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