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Card index   /kɑrd ˈɪndɛks/   Listen
Card index

noun
1.
An alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item.  Synonyms: card catalog, card catalogue.





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"Card index" Quotes from Famous Books



... of a mountain goat! Filing cases entered into my life, card index systems. To glance into my study ...
— When Winter Comes to Main Street • Grant Martin Overton
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... If he be an officer his exact social value is estimated by the authorities in Berlin, who have a complete card index of all their officer prisoners, showing to what British families they belong and whether they have social or political connections in Britain. Thus when someone in England mistakenly, and before sufficient German prisoners ...
— The Land of Deepening Shadow - Germany-at-War • D. Thomas Curtin
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Words linked to "Card index" :   file cabinet, filing cabinet, Rolodex, card catalogue, file


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