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In PRECIS, computer programs generate a complete set of index entries and cross references for an item from a string of terms and instruction codes provided by an indexer. The subject matter of a document is described as a series of terms that are put in

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In PRECIS, computer programs generate a complete set of index entries and cross references for an item from a string of terms and instruction codes provided by an indexer. The subject matter of a document is described as a series of terms that are put in a context-dependent sequence. . . . Each term is essentially dependent on the term immediately before it.

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