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<p>A table of contents (or simply contents, abbreviated as TOC), is a list usually part of the <a href="/facts/Book_design/EHShVCsU">front matter</a> preceding the main text of a book or other written work containing the titles of the text's sections, sometimes with descriptions. </p>