index card

noun

A piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in a card index or to supply the copy (content) from which to generate a book index.

“Near-synonym: notecard”

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system cardnotecard
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Meanings

nounindex card (plural index cards)

plural index cards

  1. A piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in a card index or to supply the copy (content) from which to generate a book index.

    Near-synonym: notecard

    Synonyms: system card, notecard

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in a card index or to supply the copy (content) from which to generate a book index.

Similar
system cardnotecard
Also see
punch cardsystem card

Translations

Dutch systeemkaart
  • systeemkaartpiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Finnish kortistokortti
  • kortistokorttipiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
French fiche
  • fichepiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
German Karteikarte
  • Karteikartepiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Greek δελτίο
  • δελτίο (deltío)piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Italian cartellino, scheda
  • cartellinopiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
  • schedapiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Polish karta katalogowa
  • karta katalogowapiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Portuguese ficha
  • fichapiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Russian учетная карточка
  • учетная карточка (učetnaja kartočka)piece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Spanish ficha, cartulina
  • fichapiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
  • cartulinapiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
  • ficha índicepiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
  • tarjeta índicepiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
  • cédulapiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Swedish kartotekskort
  • kartotekskortpiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
Thai บัตรรายการ
  • บัตรรายการpiece of heavy paper stock used to record information to be stored in an index
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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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