lexicographiczny

Lexicographiczny is an adjective in Polish meaning related to lexicography, the science and practice of compiling dictionaries, or to the study of words and their organization. It describes concepts, methods, and artifacts that concern lexical entries and their arrangement.

Etymology: The word is formed from leksykografia, from Greek lexis 'word' with the suffix -ografia, and the adjectival ending -czny. It thus literally means "of or pertaining to lexicography."

In usage, lexicographiczny can describe procedures and tools used to describe or organize words, such as lexicographic databases, dictionaries, or index generation. It is closely linked to the concept of porządek leksykograficzny, the lexicographic order in which strings are sorted by standard dictionary-like order (often by character by character, with a defined collation). In computing, lexicographiczny order is used for sorting, searching, and matching strings.

Fields and examples: Lexicographiczny appears in linguistics, lexicography, information retrieval, and computer science. Examples include lexicographic descriptions of a word's entry, algorithms for lexicographic sorting, and discussions of lexis in dictionaries. In everyday Polish, the term is chiefly found in academic or technical contexts.