card index

noun

a file or catalog consisting of cards on which information has been entered so that desired items or data can be readily found.

card index

an index in which each item is separately listed on systematically arranged cards

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An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Fig. 32 shows an outside cabinet, card index, and vertical file units, which fit the openings in the cabinet.

This cabinet contains vertical file, card index, legal blank drawers, and document files.

In the author's laboratory these data are entered upon a pink card which forms part of a card index system.

At least, he knew what had gone into the fire: Arnold Rivers's card-index purchase and sales record.

First of all he procured a card-index box capable of holding about a thousand cards.

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