Indexing
Quick Definition
Creating data structures to speed up data retrieval
Full Definition
Creating data structures that speed up data retrieval operations in databases.
Examples
B-tree index, hash index, composite index, covering index
Related Terms
query-optimization
performance
More Database Terms
Database Connection
Communication channel between application and database server
Replication
Copying data between servers for redundancy
SQL
Standard language for managing and querying databases
Write Ahead Log
Persistence mechanism writing changes to log before database
Normalization
Organizing tables to reduce redundancy and improve integrity
Cassandra
Distributed NoSQL database with high availability and scalability