What is an index in SQLite?

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I don't understand what an index is or does in SQLite. (NOT SQL) I think it allows for sorting in acending and decending order and access to data quicker. But I'm just guessing here.

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Speed up searching and sorting

Different types of SQLite indices speed up searching and sorting in different ways. The following tutorial explains this in a great way.

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