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card indices

card indices 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 indices

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

Words near card indices in the dictionary

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

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