card index
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Any index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the…Any index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the microcomputer revolution.
Meaning
1 sensesAny index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the microcomputer revolution.
Near-synonym: card catalogue
More definitions
- an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
Forms
plural: card indexes / card indices| Singular | card index |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item:card catalogcard catalogue
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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