KWIC

[ kwik ]

adjective

1. of or designating an alphabetical concordance of the principal terms in a text showing every occurrence of each term surrounded by a few words of the context.

KWIC

/ kwɪk /

acronym for

1. key word in context (esp in the phrase KWIC index )

Word History and Origins

Origin of KWIC¹

1955–60; k(ey)-w(ord)-i(n)-c(ontext)