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| - | '''Appendix''' may refer to: | ||
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| - | In '''documents''': | ||
| - | *[[Addendum]], any addition to a document, such as a book or legal contract | ||
| - | *[[Bibliography]], a systematic list of books and other works | ||
| - | *[[Index (publishing)]], a list of words or phrases with pointers to where related material can be found in a document | ||
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| - | In '''anatomy''': | ||
| - | * A section at the end of an organ, in particular: | ||
| - | ** [[Vermiform appendix]] (often referred to as simply the "''appendix''"), a part of the human digestive system | ||
| - | ** [[Left auricular appendix]], a conical pouch on the left atrium of the heart | ||
| - | ** [[Right auricular appendix]], a conical pouch on the right atrium of the heart | ||
| - | ** [[Appendix of the epididymis]], a detached efferent duct of the epididymis | ||
| - | ** [[Appendix testis]], a vestigial remnant of the Müllerian duct | ||
| - | ** [[Epiploic appendix]], one of several small pouches of fat on the peritoneum along the colon and rectum | ||
| - | ** [[Fibrous appendix of the liver]], a band on the left of the liver | ||
| - | ** [[Appendix of the laryngeal ventricle]], a sac that extends from the laryngeal ventricle | ||
| - | ** [[Mesoappendix]], the portion of the mesentery that connects the ileum to the vermiform appendix | ||
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| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | * [[English_plural#Irregular_plurals|Irregular English plurals]]—the word "appendix" has irregular plural forms ''appendixes'' and ''appendices'' | ||
| + | An '''index''' is a list of words or phrases ('headings') and associated pointers ('locators') to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document. In a traditional back-of-the-book index the headings will include names of people, places and events, and concepts selected by a person as being relevant and of interest to a possible reader of the book. The pointers are typically page numbers, paragraph numbers or section numbers. In a [[library catalog]] the words are authors, titles, subject headings, etc., and the pointers are call numbers. Internet search engines, such as [[Google]], and full text searching help provide access to information but are not as selective as an index, as they provide non-relevant links, and may miss relevant information if it is not phrased in exactly the way they expect. | ||
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An index is a list of words or phrases ('headings') and associated pointers ('locators') to where useful material relating to that heading can be found in a document. In a traditional back-of-the-book index the headings will include names of people, places and events, and concepts selected by a person as being relevant and of interest to a possible reader of the book. The pointers are typically page numbers, paragraph numbers or section numbers. In a library catalog the words are authors, titles, subject headings, etc., and the pointers are call numbers. Internet search engines, such as Google, and full text searching help provide access to information but are not as selective as an index, as they provide non-relevant links, and may miss relevant information if it is not phrased in exactly the way they expect.
