index card

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index card

noun index cards

A piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in a card index or to supply the copy (content) from which to generate a book index. Near-synonym: notecard
Similar: system card, notecard

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noun piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index

Español	ficha, cartulina, ficha índice, tarjeta índice, cédula
Português	ficha
Français	fiche
Deutsch	Karteikarte
Italiano	cartellino, scheda
Ελληνικά	δελτίο deltío
Русский	учетная карточка učetnaja kartočka

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@misc{index_card_2026,
  title = {index card},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/index%20card},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}