"index term" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1988, Gerard Salton, “Computer-Based Text Retrieval”, in Allen Kent, James G. Williams, editors, Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, volume 3, page 89",
          "text": "This includes a term dictionary that provides for each allowable index term a pointer giving the addresses of the document lists in the term index for the corresponding term; […]",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "ref": "1997, Gerald J. Kowalski, Information Retrieval Systems: Theory and Implementation, pages 55–56",
          "text": "If the indexing is being performed automatically, by an algorithm, there is consistency in the index term selection process.",
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          "ref": "2003, James D. Anderson, “Organization of Knowledge”, in John Feather, Peter Sturges, editors, International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science, 2nd edition, page 481",
          "text": "If a message discusses Labrador retrievers but the index term is ‘dogs’, the term is generic rather than specific. This will mean that a person desiring documents on Labrador retrievers must search for ‘dogs’ and then examine many irrelevant documents or document surrogates.",
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        "A term associated with particular documents in an index used for document retrieval; typically, a term that captures the essential meaning of a document."
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        "(information science) A term associated with particular documents in an index used for document retrieval; typically, a term that captures the essential meaning of a document."
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          "text": "If a message discusses Labrador retrievers but the index term is ‘dogs’, the term is generic rather than specific. This will mean that a person desiring documents on Labrador retrievers must search for ‘dogs’ and then examine many irrelevant documents or document surrogates.",
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