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Subject heading
The word or phrase used to describe the subject content of a work. Also known as Descriptors. An alphabetical list of all the subject headings in a particular collection or Database with a description of the location of the work (page number, call number, citation, etc. ), is the subject Index for that collection or database. Some indexes or databases use Controlled Vocabulary, and others use Natural Language.
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