"card catalogue" meaning in English

See card catalogue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: card catalogues [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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). Categories (topical): Business Synonyms: card catalog Hypernyms: index Hypernyms (catalogue (catalog); library subclass): library catalogue (english: library catalog) Related terms: back catalogue (english: back catalog, backlist)

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Alternative forms

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