card catalog

Noun

Meaning

an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item

a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

card catalogue card index file bibliography catalogue catalog pigeonhole filing cabinet filing system reference list hand list finding list stable block book catalog book catalogue

Antonyms

rumple disorder disrupt confuse scatter mess
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Hypernyms

file filing cabinet file cabinet library catalog library catalogue

Hyponyms

rolodex

Examples

I always tell people that I became a writer not because I went to school but because my mother took me to the library. I wanted to become a writer so I could see my name in the card catalog. Sandra Cisneros

For me, the card catalog has been a companion all my working life. To leave it is like leaving the house one was brought up in. Barbara Tuchman

Close letter words and terms

card bundle card carrying member card castle card catalogue card catalogue of card cheat