indexing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

indexing
    n 1: the act of classifying and providing an index in order to
         make items easier to retrieve

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Index \In"dex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Indexing}.]
   1. To provide with an index or table of references; to put
      into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Economics) To adjust (wages, prices, taxes, etc.)
      automatically so as to compensate for changes in prices,
      usually as measured by the {consumer price index} or other
      economic measure. Its purpose is usually to copensate for
      inflation.
      [PJC]

   3. To insert (a word, name, file folder, etc.) into an index
      or into an indexed arrangement; as, to index a contract
      under its date of signing.
      [PJC]