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Old 12-03-2014, 10:55 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by pssquirrel View Post
Ummm ... Kindle newbie here. What's indexing and what do I need to know about it?
A giant database full of all the words in every book, which allows you to search for things.

Or rather, indexing is the process of creating that database.

Every time you add a book, the Kindle scans it and adds its content to the database.
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