"edge index" meaning in English

See edge index in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: edge indexes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|es}} edge index (plural edge indexes)
  1. A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled inked areas that bleed to the trim, often in the fore edge, of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., to allow quick access to various parts of the text.
    Sense id: en-edge_index-en-noun-YAHhpA8E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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