card catalog

A form of card catalogue — 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.

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Meanings

nouncard catalog (plural card catalogs)

plural card catalogs

  1. USalternativeespeciallyAlternative spelling of card catalogue.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card

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library cataloglibrary catalogue

nounan alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item

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filefile cabinetfiling cabinet
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card cataloguecard index

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

card catalog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/card%20catalog

MLA

“card catalog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/card%20catalog. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “card catalog,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/card%20catalog.

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