AI & the web
Indexing
Organising discovered content so a search system can consider returning it.
In everyday use
A search engine processes a public page for its index.
What to keep in mind
Being crawlable does not guarantee indexing or visibility.
Also searched as: search index
Further reading
Original explanation and example by Perspectism. Further reading may cover the wider subject, rather than this exact wording. Edition updated 7 October 2026.
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