card catalog

The definition of car catalog means the organized collection of note cards that help locate books in a library.

(noun)

The piece of furniture with many small drawers in a library is an example of a card catalog.

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See card catalog in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An alphabetical listing, especially of books in a library, made with a separate card for each item.

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