- card index
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noun [countable]
Word forms "card index":
singular card index plural card indexes Britisha box of cards, each of which has different information on it, usually arranged in alphabetical order
English dictionary. 2014.
card index
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card index — UK US noun [C] ► a box for storing cards with information on them in alphabetical order: »Names and contact details of customers are still kept in an old fashioned card index … Financial and business terms
card index — card .index n BrE a box of cards that contain information about something and are arranged in order, especially the cards with book information on them in a library American Equivalent: card catalog … Dictionary of contemporary English
card index — card indexes N COUNT A card index is a number of cards with information written on them which are arranged in a particular order, usually alphabetical, so that you can find the information you want easily … English dictionary
card index — ☆ card index n. CARD FILE … English World dictionary
card index — index file Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
card index — noun an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item • Syn: ↑card catalog, ↑card catalogue • Hypernyms: ↑file, ↑file cabinet, ↑filing cabinet • … Useful english dictionary
card index — noun a catalogue in which each item is entered on a separate card. verb (card index) catalogue (information) in the form of a card index … English new terms dictionary
card-index — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb 1. : to list in a card index : catalog 2. : to analyze or categorize elaborately and systematically * * * cardˈ inˈdex transitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑card … Useful english dictionary
card index — / kɑ:d ˌɪndeks/ noun a series of cards with information written on them, kept in special order so that the information can be found easily ● We use an alphabetical card index system for staff records … Dictionary of banking and finance
card index system — ➔ system … Financial and business terms
