Card Index (Noun)
Meaning
An alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The library maintained a massive card index that required entire rooms for storage and management.
- The Dewey Decimal System uses a card index for locating specific titles and subjects in a collection.
- The invention of digital cataloging software rendered traditional card index systems in many libraries obsolete.
- Volunteers were enlisted to enter information from the library's old card index into a digital database for greater accessibility.
- When researching at an old university, it's still not uncommon to stumble upon dusty, hand-written entries in the library's ancient card index.