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  2. Lookup table - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, a lookup table (LUT) is an array that replaces runtime computation with a simpler array indexing operation, in a process termed as direct addressing.The savings in processing time can be significant, because retrieving a value from memory is often faster than carrying out an "expensive" computation or input/output operation. [1]

  3. Index-matching material - Wikipedia

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    Typical oils used have an index of refraction around 1.515. [2] An oil immersion objective is an objective lens specially designed to be used in this way. The index of the oil is typically chosen to match the index of the microscope lens glass, and of the cover slip. For more details, see the main article, oil immersion.

  4. Database index - Wikipedia

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    A database index is a data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval operations on a database table at the cost of additional writes and storage space to maintain the index data structure. Indexes are used to quickly locate data without having to search every row in a database table every time said table is accessed.

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  6. String-searching algorithm - Wikipedia

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    A simple and inefficient way to see where one string occurs inside another is to check at each index, one by one. First, we see if there is a copy of the needle starting at the first character of the haystack; if not, we look to see if there's a copy of the needle starting at the second character of the haystack, and so forth.

  7. ETFs vs. index funds: Key similarities and differences - AOL

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    The differences between the two tend to be small; in fact, index funds and ETFs are often (but not always) the same thing. Thus, which one you choose is less important than the choice to start ...

  8. Graph matching - Wikipedia

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    In this case it is required to find the best possible match. For example, in image recognition applications, the results of image segmentation in image processing typically produces data graphs with the numbers of vertices much larger than in the model graphs data expected to match against.

  9. ETF vs. Index Fund: The Difference and Which to Use - AOL

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    The rise of index ETFs is unsurprising: "Due to their structure, ETFs have certain advantages over mutual funds, especially for taxable accounts," Smith says. ETF vs. Index Fund: The Difference ...