/code> stands for index.
Sure there&apos;s a difference when working with weird tables like the one above, but why can&apos;t we just use <code>pairs</code> for regular list-style tables?</p>
<pre><code class="lang-lua"><span class="hljs-built_in">table</span> = {
  [<span class="hljs-number">2</span>] = <span class="hljs-string">&apos;b&apos;</span>,
  [<span class="hljs-number">3</span>] = <span class="hljs-string">&apos;c&apos;</span>,
  [<span class="hljs-number">1</span>] = <span class="hljs-string">&a