"indexer" meaning in English

See indexer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: indexers [plural]
Etymology: index + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|index|er}} index + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} indexer (plural indexers)
  1. A person or program which creates indexes.
    Sense id: en-indexer-en-noun-tPB~3JKs
  2. (computing, programming, .NET) A special property of a class allowing objects of the class to be accessed by index as though they were arrays or hash tables. Categories (topical): Computing, Programming
    Sense id: en-indexer-en-noun-8maVcA0O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 32 68 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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