indexing > define

noun

• The act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve.

verb

• List in an index.
  • synonyms: index
• Provide with an index.
  • usage: "index the book"
  • synonyms: index
• Adjust through indexation.
  • usage: "The government indexes wages and prices"
  • synonyms: index

Indexing is a passive instrument strategy calling for construction of a portfolio of stocks designed to track the total return performance of an index of stocks.