card catalog

1. 1.

   a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card

   Synonymscard catalogue

   Broaderlibrary catalog
2. 2.

   an alphabetical listing of items (e.g., books in a library) with a separate card for each item

   Synonymscard indexcard catalogue

   Broaderfile

   NarrowerRolodex

Questions about card catalog

What does card catalog mean?

card catalog means "a library catalog in which each publication is described on a separate file card". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for card catalog?

Close synonyms include card catalogue, card index, card catalogue. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is card catalog a common word?

card catalog is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.