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card indexes

card indexes is the plural of card index.

Meaning of card index

Noun

card index (plural card indexes or card indices)

  1. (libraries) Any index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the microcomputer revolution.
    • Near-synonym: card catalogue
    Synonyms:
    card catalogue

Questions about card indexes

What is card indexes the plural of?
Card indexes is the plural of card index.

Words near card indexes in the dictionary

  1. card girls
  2. card giving
  3. card house
  4. card houses
  5. card index
  6. card indexes
  7. card indices
  8. card key
  9. card keys
  10. card mechanic
  11. card mechanics

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