verb
- to create a new index for something, especially a database, book, or collection of information
Usage: computing; library science
Examples
- The database administrator needs to reindex the customer records after the system update.
- We had to reindex all the library books when we switched to the new cataloging system.
- The search engine will reindex the website content overnight.
- After adding new chapters, the publisher decided to reindex the entire textbook.
- The IT team scheduled a maintenance window to reindex the financial database.
- You should reindex your photo collection after organizing the folders.