indextuning

noun

UK /ˈɪndɛksˌtjuːnɪŋ/

US /ˈɪndɛksˌtuːnɪŋ/

The act of making an index work better and faster.

The librarian did some indextuning so searches would be quicker.

SYNONYMS

index optimization index refinement index adjustment index improvement

RELATED WORDS

index database search query performance

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Adjusting the settings of a search index to improve results.

Indextuning helped the website show more relevant pages.

3. The process of reorganizing an index for efficiency.

After indextuning, the catalog loaded in half the time.

4. Fine-tuning how information is sorted and found.

Good indextuning makes a big difference in large libraries.