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語源

From the name (Refidex) of a particular brand of street directory, possibly from a blend of reference +‎ index.

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refidex (plural refidexes)

1. (Australia, Queensland, informal) Any street directory.
   • 1997, Melissa Lucashenko, Steam pigs, page 76:

     And with a refidex in the glovebox, she couldn't see any huge problems.

   • 1998 December 10, Roy Wilke, “Shortest distance between stations”, in aus-rail (Usenet):

     The refidex shows that Clayfield and Hendra are 500 metres apart, and "Airport" and "Eagle Farm" are 1.1km apart.

   • 1999 April 6, Ben Fowler, “Linux user groups for Brisbane??I”, in aus.computers.linux (Usenet):

     The meetings themselves are held in Hawken Building at UQ (building 50 on the campus refidexes), and the next one will be Saturday week.

   • 2001 December 28, Cruiser, “The Week in Review (v long)”, in alt.ozdebate (Usenet):

     I'm driving, Kristy's navigating. For somebody who isn't used to reading a refidex she does a damn fine job.

   • 2010, [1]:

     Even when UBD (Universal Business Directory’s) bought out Refidex, they continued to put Refidex on the front cover. Actually any street directory to a Brisbanite is a “refidex”.

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