card catalogue

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card catalogue (plural card catalogues)

  1. (libraries, business) A catalogue of items (such as books, documents, or equipment) comprising a set of drawers or trays (usually a cabinet of small drawers) full of cards (index cards) on which the sundry items are indexed (that is, registered, listed, and briefly described regarding their location and other salient points).

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