noun
entry heading; access point
Technical term used in library science and information retrieval for a heading under which bibliographic entries are filed, such as a subject heading or an access point in a catalog.
図書館の目録では、標目として著者名や件名が使われる。
In library catalogs, author names and subject headings are used as entry headings.
このデータベースでは、タイトルの最初の単語が標目になる。
In this database, the first word of the title becomes the access point.
Compound of 標 (mark, sign) and 目 (item, heading). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern library science.