card-index

verb

To create a card index, to index (something) using index cards.

Meanings

verbcard-index (third-person singular simple present card-indexes, present participle card-indexing, simple past and past participle card-indexed)

present singular third person card-indexes · participle present card-indexing · participle past card-indexed · past card-indexed

  1. transitiveTo create a card index, to index (something) using index cards.

Translations

Italian schedare
  • schedareto index with cards
Polish katalogować karty, skatalogować karty
  • katalogować kartyto index with cards
  • skatalogować kartyto index with cards
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