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card index

noun card indexes · card indices

Any index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the microcomputer revolution. Near-synonym: card catalogue
Similar: card catalogue

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@misc{card_index_2026,
  title = {card index},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/card%20index},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}