card file

noun

A file system using index cards stored in a box or drawer for organizing information alphabetically or systematically.

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Zettelkasten
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Meanings

nouncard file (plural card files)

plural card files

  1. A file system using index cards stored in a box or drawer for organizing information alphabetically or systematically.
  2. Synonym of Zettelkasten.

    Synonyms: Zettelkasten

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of Zettelkasten.

Similar
Zettelkasten
Also see
zettelkasten
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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