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indexable

indexable

5.6
A collection that lets you access items by their position number
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪndɛksəbl/
  • Specialized
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  • The data structure is indexable, allowing quick access to any element by its position.

Examples

  • If a list is not indexable, you cannot retrieve items using their numeric position.

  • Only indexable collections can be used with this search algorithm in the software.

  • The database is indexable for quick searches.

  • Is this document indexable in our system?

  • The data structure is indexable, allowing quick access to any element by its position.

  • Only indexable collections can be used with this search algorithm in the software.

  • If a list is not indexable, you cannot retrieve items using their numeric position.

Synonyms

addressable
vsindexable
  • Specialized
1 6.8

Able to be reached using a specific memory or network location

is reached by a numeric or positional index instead of by a specific address
mappable
vsindexable
  • Specialized
6.1

Can be changed to another form for use in a system

is accessed by numeric or positional index rather than by conversion to another form

How Indexable

indexable
  • Specialized
5.6
unindexed
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

indexable positive

Morphology

indexable = index (transparent) = index + able

Productive adjective formation from 'index' (verb/noun) with '-able'; the computing/data-structure sense is a straightforward application of 'able to be indexed'.

Etymology

The word indexable comes from index meaning 'pointer' or 'position' and the ending -able meaning 'able to be'. In computing an index is like a number that points to a place in a list, so indexable means 'you can find or get an item by its position'.