automatic indexing


automatic indexing

[¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ′in‚deks·iŋ] (computer science) Selection of key words from a document by computer for use as index entries. Also known as autoindexing. (control systems) The procedure for determining the orientation and position of a workpiece with respect to an automatically controlled machine, such as a robot manipulator, that is to perform an operation on it.