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card catalog

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card catalog
n.
An alphabetical listing, especially of books in a library, made with a separate card for each item.
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Noun1.card catalogcard catalog - a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card
card catalogue
library catalog, library catalogue - an enumeration of all the resources of a library
2.card catalog - an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item
card index, card catalogue
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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A search engine contains actual knowledge about the page's contents, something a card catalog doesn't have.
Random access: all musical knowledge available at all times by Litterst, George F. / American Music Teacher
In it, the "fairy" version of the New York Public Library has a living card catalog named CATNYP.
Yolen, Jane & Hayden, Patrick Nielsen, eds. The year's best science ... by Hoy, Sherry / Kliatt
But lurking beyond the reach of the card catalog are thousands of materials such as reports, factsheets, newsletters, meeting transcripts, lesson plans, presentations, manuals, and interactive websites--so-called "fugitive literature"--that have never darkened the library's door.
Hunting down fugitive literature by Colopy, Karalyn R. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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