Index notation — is used in mathematics to refer to the elements of matrices or the components of a vector. The formalism of how indices are used varies according to the discipline. In particular, there are different methods for referring to the elements of a… … Wikipedia
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FamilySearch Indexing — is a distributed volunteer driven project established and run by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. The project aims to create searchable digital indexes for scanned images of historical documents.… … Wikipedia
H-index — The h index is an index that quantifies both the actual scientific productivity and the apparent scientific impact of a scientist. The index is based on the set of the scientist s most cited papers and the number of citations that they have… … Wikipedia
Federal Depository Library Program — Logo for a Federal Depository Library The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) is a United States program created to make U.S. federal government publications available to the public at no cost. As of June 2008, there are 1,252 depository… … Wikipedia
H-b index — The h b index is an extension of the h index suggested in 2005 by Jorge E. Hirsch of the University of California, San Diego to quantify the scientific productivity of physicists and other scientists based on their publication record. The h b… … Wikipedia
Social Security debate (United States) — This article concerns proposals to change the Social Security system in the United States. Social Security is a social insurance program officially called Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), in reference to its three components … Wikipedia
Social Security (United States) — This article is about the retirement/disability program. For the general concept of providing welfare, see Social security. For other uses, see Social Security (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
information processing — Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer based operations. Information processing consists of locating and capturing information, using software to… … Universalium