KWIC
/kwɪk
/noun [mass noun, as modifier] Computing
Denoting a database search in which the keyword is shown highlighted in the middle of the display, with the text forming its context on either side.
Origin
1950s: acronym from key word in centre.
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Baccalaureate
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Brigade
- International Brigader
- international candle
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- international code
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- international copyright
- International Court of Justice
- International Criminal Court
- International Date Line
- International Development Association
- international driving licence
- international driving license
- international driving permit
- Internationale
- International Energy Agency
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Gothic
- internationalise
- internationalism
- internationalist