Translation guide
The English word 'indexing' can refer to creating an index for a book, organizing data for quick retrieval, or adjusting financial values. This guide covers natural Japanese expressions for each meaning.
It took a week to index this book.
Noun meaning 'indexing' as a process. Often used in technical or library contexts.
Indexing work requires meticulous attention.
Loanword version, common in IT or publishing industries.
We introduced an automated indexing tool.
To express the process of structuring data to speed up searches, typically in computing.
The most common term in IT for database or search engine indexing.
Indexing the database improved search speed.
Also used in computing, but slightly more formal or academic.
Colloquial IT phrase meaning 'to create an index' on a database table.
Please index this column.
To express linking payments or values to a price index to account for inflation.
Standard phrase for applying indexation, especially for pensions or wages.
We index pensions to inflation.
Loanword verb meaning 'to index' in financial contexts.
Means 'to make something linked to prices', a more descriptive alternative.
Benefits are indexed to prices.
We index documents for full-text search.
Wages are indexed to the consumer price index.