index term

== English == === Noun === index term (plural index terms) (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. ==== Synonyms ==== descriptor ==== Holonyms ==== controlled vocabulary ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== subject heading === References === Svenonius, Elaine (2000), The Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization, The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 55: “A vocabulary is a “list or collection of terms or codes available for use (as in an indexing system).” The terms or codes of a bibliographic language are called by various names. In subject languages they are called keywords, descriptors, index terms, or classification numbers.”