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card index

or

card file

n
(Library Science & Bibliography) an index in which each item is separately listed on systematically arranged cards
vb
(Library Science & Bibliography) (tr) to make such an index of (a book)
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.card index - an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
file cabinet, filing cabinet, file - office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
Rolodex - (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers; "a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex"
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Translations
schedario

card index

nKartei f; (in library) → Katalog m
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card index

nschedario
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Tim Matthew, 77, who died on March 30 after living with cancer for several years, created Matthew's of Chester with his wife Sue in 1986 with only a phone, a card index and a photocopier and with average house prices of PS38,000.
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A CRM system could be an Excel spreadsheet, card index, off-the-shelf software or highly-tailored bespoke software.
Initially, information was stored on a card index. Latterly, information is collated and entered on computer.
Deputy information commissioner David Smith said information on around 3,000 workers was held by the Consulting Association in paper files and a card index database: around 40 construction companies would send the association lists of people they were considering hiring to work on building sites and would then receive details from their files over the phone.
Ms McLellan said Children's Hospital theatre workers had since been made to observe operations at the QE plus theatre trays had been installed with a revised content sheet and card index.
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