Definition

Not organized or listed in a systematic way, making it difficult to find or access information.

Example

The documents were unindexed, so it took a long time to locate the specific file.

Conversation

Have you seen that new database for our project?

Not yet, but I heard it's got a lot of data.

Yeah, but some of it is unindexed, which makes it hard to search.

That's frustrating! I hope they fix that soon.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Unindexed → It is formed from "un-" (meaning not) and "index" (from Latin "index", meaning a pointer or list). The word "unindexed" means not having an index or not being listed in an index.

Memory Tip

Think of 'not' ('un-') having a 'pointer' or 'list' ('index') — that's why unindexed means something that does not have a list or pointer.

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