In programming, a scalar value that allows direct access into a multi-element data structure such as an array without the need for a sequential search through the collection of elements.
— Computer ScienceIn a database, to find data by using keys such as words or field names to locate records.
— Computer ScienceA listing of keywords and associated data that point to the location of more comprehensive information, such as files and records on a disk or record keys in a database.
— Computer ScienceA marker produced by the Windows Media Format Software Development Kit (SDK) to enable seeking in a video file.
— Computer ScienceA value multiplied by the base price to calculate a subscription price.
— Computer ScienceTo create an index.
— Computer ScienceTo locate data based on an index.
— Computer ScienceThe name on some operating systems for a directory listing of files.
— Computer ScienceThe starting point of a data set. For example, say a record within a sector of a cylinder of a disk. The first bit of the container does not have user data. It is the pointer to the index of that container.
— Computer ScienceA file of information, usually small amounts of the same information in another file that is much larger. The smaller file also keeps track of the exact record number of the record in the large file containing the same information, only in much greater detail.
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