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unindexed

unindexed

7.7
Not in a list that helps you or a computer find things quickly
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɪndɛkst/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no indexado
  • Some files are unindexed and cannot be found quickly using the search function.

Examples

  • The database remained unindexed, making searches much slower than necessary.

  • If a list is unindexed, you must check each item one by one to find what you need.

  • The report is unindexed and hard to navigate.

  • Many files remain unindexed in the database.

  • The research document contained many unindexed files that were difficult to locate.

  • Without an index, the library's unindexed books can be frustrating to search through.

  • Many unindexed images in the database were overlooked during the project.

Synonyms

unlisted
vsunindexed
  • Texting
1 4.1

Hidden from public searches and seen only by people with a direct link

means it is not included in an index and cannot be found directly
uncatalogued
vsunindexed
  • UK
1 6.5

Not listed in an official record such as a museum book or database

refers specifically to absence from an index rather than omission from a catalog
indexless
vsunindexed
7.5

Without a list of topics at the back of a book to help find things

applies beyond books to data and documents not assigned to an index

How Indexed

searchable
9 2.8
listed
2.3
unindexed
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

unindexed positive

Morphology

unindexed = indexed (transparent) = un + index + ed

Formed by prefixing un- to 'indexed' (index + -ed), so the meaning 'not indexed' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word unindexed is made of the prefix un- meaning 'not' and index meaning 'a list or pointer', like an 'index' at the back of a book or your index finger that points. So something unindexed is 'not in the list' or not pointed to, which is why it cannot be found quickly.