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card catalog

card catalog is the alternative spelling of card catalogue.

Meaning of card catalogue

Noun

card catalogue (plural card catalogues)

  1. (historical, libraries) A collection of cards, arranged alphabetically or numerically, listing and describing materials, such as (especially) books and periodicals in a library's collections or the stock and equipment of some businesses.
    • Near-synonym: card index
    Synonyms:
    card index

Forms of card catalog

pluralcard catalogs

Questions about card catalog

What is card catalog the alternative spelling of?
Card catalog is the alternative spelling of card catalogue.

Words near card catalog in the dictionary

  1. Carcroft
  2. carcus
  3. card
  4. card assemblies
  5. card assembly
  6. card catalog
  7. card catalogs
  8. card catalogue
  9. card catalogues
  10. card clash
  11. card counter

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