card catalog

card catalog

n. An alphabetical listing, especially of books in a library, containing information about each item, historically on cards in a file.

card′ cat`alog

n. a file of cards listing the items in the collection of a library. [1850–55, Amer.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	card catalog - a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file cardcard cataloguelibrary catalog, library catalogue - an enumeration of all the resources of a library
	2.	card catalog - an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each itemcard index, card cataloguefile cabinet, filing cabinet, file - office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in orderRolodex - (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers; "a news reporter has to have a good Rolodex"