card catalogue

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card catalogue

noun card catalogues · card catalog

  1. historical A collection of cards, arranged alphabetically or numerically, listing and describing materials, such as (especially) books and periodicals in a library's collections or the stock and equipment of some businesses. Near-synonym: card index

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@misc{card_catalogue_2026,
  title = {card catalogue},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/card%20catalogue},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}