Reindexes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To rebuild or reorganize an index so that data can be accessed efficiently or updated properly; to rearrange the order or structure of indexing elements for improved retrieval; to prepare a new system of referencing within a database or collection to enhance performance
2. The act of updating or constructing a new index to ensure accurate data lookup and access; the process of modifying the arrangement of pointers or keys in an index for better organization; the method of creating a fresh indexing scheme to facilitate faster search and retrieval within data stores
3. To perform the task of generating an updated index that reflects current data states for optimized searching; to change the sequence or structure of index markers to refresh the reference system; to systematically develop a revised catalog of indices for maintaining efficient access and management of information

Etymology: "Reindexes" is the third-person singular present form of "reindex," a verb meaning to rebuild a search index. The base verb is formed from the prefix "re-," meaning again or anew, attached to "index," so the whole thing simply means to index something once more. The root "index" carries a more concrete history than its modern computing sense suggests. It comes from Latin "index," meaning a pointer, informer, or forefinger, the finger used to point things out. Over time that sense of pointing gave rise to the meaning of a list that directs a reader to information, and later to the sorted lists and databases that software now builds. The "-es" ending is simply the standard third-person singular marker that English verbs take in the present tense, as in "reindex" becoming "reindexes" when the subject is he, she, or it.

Synonyms: reorganizes, rearranges, relabels

Antonyms: indexes, initializes