KWIC

[ kwik ]

/ kwɪk /

adjective

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.

Origin of KWIC

1955–60; k(ey)-w(ord)-i(n)-c(ontext)

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British Dictionary definitions for kwic

KWIC

/ (kwɪk) /

n acronym for

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

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