"call number" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: call numbers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} call number (plural call numbers)
  1. (library science) An identification number, usually consisting of a combination of numbers and characters, used to identify and locate materials within a library; the shelfmark that conveys it. Wikipedia link: call number Categories (topical): Library science Translations (identification number for materials within a library): signatura topogràfica (Catalan), signatura (Catalan), cote [feminine] (French), gairmuimhir [feminine] (Irish), hyllsignum [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-call_number-en-noun-xpezvWYQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for call number meaning in English (2.0kB)

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