TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
INDEXING POLICY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Data Banks and Databases
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metadata database
1, record 1, English, metadata%20database
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] database within which all enterprise policy and procedure specifications are captured, stored, and managed. 2, record 1, English, - metadata%20database
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Content managers should define such a policy for their site. The most common way of informing indexing agents of this policy is the Robots Exclusion Protocol, but one could use other technologies, such as a metadata database giving indexing directives on a document basis. 3, record 1, English, - metadata%20database
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banques et bases de données
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- base de données de métadonnées
1, record 1, French, base%20de%20donn%C3%A9es%20de%20m%C3%A9tadonn%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gestionnaires de contenus devraient définir une telle politique pour leurs sites. Le moyen le plus commun pour informer les agents d'indexation de l'existence de cette politique est le Protocole d'Exclusion des Robots, mais on pourrait employer d'autres technologies, telle qu'une base de données de métadonnées qui donne des directives d'indexation d'un document à l'autre. 1, record 1, French, - base%20de%20donn%C3%A9es%20de%20m%C3%A9tadonn%C3%A9es
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Document Classification (Library Science)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Guidelines for the Development of an Indexing Policy
1, record 2, English, Guidelines%20for%20the%20Development%20of%20an%20Indexing%20Policy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. 1, record 2, English, - Guidelines%20for%20the%20Development%20of%20an%20Indexing%20Policy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Lignes directrices en vue de l'élaboration d'une politique d'indexation
1, record 2, French, Lignes%20directrices%20en%20vue%20de%20l%27%C3%A9laboration%20d%27une%20politique%20d%27indexation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada. 1, record 2, French, - Lignes%20directrices%20en%20vue%20de%20l%27%C3%A9laboration%20d%27une%20politique%20d%27indexation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-03-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Computer Programs and Programming
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- indexing policy
1, record 3, English, indexing%20policy
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This document targets departments developing indexing policies for the population of the Common Look and Feel mandatory element "dc.subject". 1, record 3, English, - indexing%20policy
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- politique d'indexation
1, record 3, French, politique%20d%27indexation
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce document vise les ministères qui développeront des politiques d'indexation de l'élément obligatoire «dc.subject» de la Normalisation des sites Internet. 1, record 3, French, - politique%20d%27indexation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La terminologie anglaise et française de cette fiche a trait à la navigation et à la présentation des sites Internet du Gouvernement canadien et provient des Normes et lignes directrices du Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada. 2, record 3, French, - politique%20d%27indexation
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-03-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Programming Languages
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Robots Exclusion Protocol
1, record 4, English, Robots%20Exclusion%20Protocol
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Content managers should define such a policy for their site. The most common way of informing indexing agents of this policy is the Robots Exclusion Protocol, but one could use other technologies, such as a metadata database giving indexing directives on a document basis. 1, record 4, English, - Robots%20Exclusion%20Protocol
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English terminology on this record is standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) whose role it is to establish standards relating to Internet technology. The French terminology was proposed by translators certified by the W3C and was verified by the author of this record. 2, record 4, English, - Robots%20Exclusion%20Protocol
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Langages de programmation
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Protocole d'Exclusion des Robots
1, record 4, French, Protocole%20d%27Exclusion%20des%20Robots
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gestionnaires de contenus devraient définir une telle politique pour leurs sites. Le moyen le plus commun pour informer les agents d'indexation de l'existence de cette politique est le Protocole d'Exclusion des Robots, mais on pourrait employer d'autres technologies, telle qu'une base de données de métadonnées qui donne des directives d'indexation d'un document à l'autre. 1, record 4, French, - Protocole%20d%27Exclusion%20des%20Robots
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La terminologie anglaise de cette fiche est normalisée par le World Wide Web Consortium (consortium W3C) dont le rôle principal est d'établir les normes reliées aux technologies Internet. La terminologie française est proposée par des traducteurs agréés par le Consortium et elle a été vérifiée par l'auteur de cette fiche. 2, record 4, French, - Protocole%20d%27Exclusion%20des%20Robots
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-03-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Programming Languages
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- refine on a per-document
1, record 5, English, refine%20on%20a%20per%2Ddocument
correct, verb, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A site-wide policy specifies what the default behavior of indexing or crawling agents should be, and can be refined on a per-document basis through local indexing directives. 1, record 5, English, - refine%20on%20a%20per%2Ddocument
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English terminology on this record is standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) whose role it is to establish standards relating to Internet technology. The French terminology was proposed by translators certified by the W3C and was verified by the author of this record. 2, record 5, English, - refine%20on%20a%20per%2Ddocument
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Langages de programmation
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- affiner au niveau de chaque document
1, record 5, French, affiner%20au%20niveau%20de%20chaque%20document
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une politique globale spécifie en quoi devrait consister le comportement par défaut des agents d'indexation ou d'exploration, elle peut être affinée au niveau de chaque document au travers de directives d'indexation locales (voir ci-dessous pour des détails). 1, record 5, French, - affiner%20au%20niveau%20de%20chaque%20document
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La terminologie anglaise de cette fiche est normalisée par le World Wide Web Consortium (consortium W3C) dont le rôle principal est d'établir les normes reliées aux technologies Internet. La terminologie française est proposée par des traducteurs agréés par le Consortium et elle a été vérifiée par l'auteur de cette fiche. 2, record 5, French, - affiner%20au%20niveau%20de%20chaque%20document
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-03-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Programming Languages
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- indexing directive
1, record 6, English, indexing%20directive
correct, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Content managers should define such a policy for their site. The most common way of informing indexing agents of this policy is the Robots Exclusion Protocol, but one could use other technologies, such as a metadata database giving indexing directives on a document basis. 1, record 6, English, - indexing%20directive
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English terminology on this record is standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) whose role it is to establish standards relating to Internet technology. The French terminology was proposed by translators certified by the W3C and was verified by the author of this record. 2, record 6, English, - indexing%20directive
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Langages de programmation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- directive d'indexation
1, record 6, French, directive%20d%27indexation
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les gestionnaires de contenus devraient définir une telle politique pour leurs sites. Le moyen le plus commun pour informer les agents d'indexation de l'existence de cette politique est le Protocole d'Exclusion des Robots, mais on pourrait employer d'autres technologies, telle qu'une base de données de métadonnées qui donne des directives d'indexation d'un document à l'autre. 1, record 6, French, - directive%20d%27indexation
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La terminologie anglaise de cette fiche est normalisée par le World Wide Web Consortium (consortium W3C) dont le rôle principal est d'établir les normes reliées aux technologies Internet. La terminologie française est proposée par des traducteurs agréés par le Consortium et elle a été vérifiée par l'auteur de cette fiche. 2, record 6, French, - directive%20d%27indexation
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-03-12
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
- Internet and Telematics
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Programming Languages
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- site-wide policy
1, record 7, English, site%2Dwide%20policy
correct, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A site-wide policy specifies what the default behavior of indexing or crawling agents should be, and can be refined on a per-document basis through local indexing directives. 1, record 7, English, - site%2Dwide%20policy
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The English terminology on this record is standardized by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) whose role it is to establish standards relating to Internet technology. The French terminology was proposed by translators certified by the W3C and was verified by the author of this record. 2, record 7, English, - site%2Dwide%20policy
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
- Internet et télématique
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Langages de programmation
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- politique globale pour le site
1, record 7, French, politique%20globale%20pour%20le%20site
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une politique globale spécifie en quoi devrait consister le comportement par défaut des agents d'indexation ou d'exploration, elle peut être affinée au niveau de chaque document au travers de directives d'indexation locales (voir ci-dessous pour des détails). 1, record 7, French, - politique%20globale%20pour%20le%20site
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La terminologie anglaise de cette fiche est normalisée par le World Wide Web Consortium (consortium W3C) dont le rôle principal est d'établir les normes reliées aux technologies Internet. La terminologie française est proposée par des traducteurs agréés par le Consortium et elle a été vérifiée par l'auteur de cette fiche. 2, record 7, French, - politique%20globale%20pour%20le%20site
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified:


