Index
Index noun - An arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information.
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Table
Table noun - A record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system.
Usage example: the periodic table of chemical elements
Index is a synonym for table in catalogue topic. You can use "Index" instead a noun "Table", if it concerns topics such as diagram with columns of information.
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The writers actually wrote every plot point on index cards and laid them all on a table, so that whenever they took something out, they could try to rearrange everything else until it all made sense again.
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In one of the show's goriest moments, Beavis gets his index finger cut off while playing with a table saw in wood shop.
Source: Fingore - The index namer is from an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Cause and Effect", where Data deals cards at a poker game and everyone at the table correctly predicts which cards they'll receive.
Source: This Index Is Highly Improbable
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Table or Index. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/index/table.
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