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Card index

noun

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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... a hostage. 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 ...

— The Land of Deepening Shadow - Germany-at-War • D. Thomas Curtin

... entering upon the work, weight should be given to the opportunities for literary knowledge and culture it affords and its refined surroundings. The making of a descriptive catalogue of the home library, using the card index system, forms an ideal test for the young woman who is uncertain whether she has the taste and ability required in this sort of work. To the student in the home, even though she intends to follow some other vocation, such ...

— Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife • Marion Mills Miller

Words linked to "Card index" : Rolodex, card catalog, file cabinet, filing cabinet, file, card catalogue