- A data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table at the cost of additional writes and storage space to maintain the index data structure. Indexes can be created using one or more columns of a database table, providing the basis for both rapid random lookups and efficient access of ordered records. ← Wikipedia
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