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Noun: card catalog  kaard 'ka-tu,lóg
Usage: US (elsewhere: card catalogue)
  1. A library catalogue in which each publication is described on a separate file card
    - card catalogue
     
  2. An alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
    - card index, card catalogue

Derived forms: card catalogs

Type of: file, file cabinet [US], filing cabinet, library catalog [US], library catalogue

Encyclopedia: Card catalog