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n.a collection of cards containing data or records, arranged systematically, as in alphabetical order, in boxes or drawers: also card catalog
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card file
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card file — noun A card index • • • Main Entry: ↑card * * * card file, a collection of systematically arranged cards which contain information: »The Zoo keeps a card file of the complete life history of each animal (Harper s) … Useful english dictionary
card file — ☆ card file n. a collection of cards containing data or records, arranged systematically, as in alphabetical order, in boxes or drawers: also card catalog … English World dictionary
card file — /ˈkad faɪl/ (say kahd fuyl) noun → card index …
Card file — Картотека; Файл на (перфо)картахперфокартах¦картах; карточный файл … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
RolodexR card file — Rolodex Rol o*dex (r[^o]l [ o]*d[e^]ks), a. [Trade Mark of Newell Office Products.] A trade name for a type of card file; as, a Rolodex(R) card file. Also used informally and improperly as a noun meaning {Rolodex(R) card file}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
card-in|dex — card index, a file of cards referring to separate books, pictures, or other items in a collection, so arranged as to aid in finding items desired; card file; card catalog: »[He] and his people have built up a card index with details of every one… … Useful english dictionary
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file — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. arrangement, classification; list, dossier, record, catalog, inventory; folder; row, column; rasp. v. t. classify, arrange, store; catalog, record; submit, deliver; rasp. See continuity, friction. II… … English dictionary for students
Card — The term card (from Greek χάρτης chartēs , paper, papyrus ), primarily refers to cardboard or a piece of this.More generally, the term can refer to any of various small flat objects, typically made from heavy paper or plastic. In particular: *… … Wikipedia
card — card1 [kärd] n. [ME carde < OFr carte < ML carta, card, paper < L charta, leaf of paper, tablet < Gr chartēs, layer of papyrus; prob. < Egypt] 1. a flat, stiff piece of thick paper or thin pasteboard, usually rectangular, as a) any … English World dictionary
