Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

card index

 noun
     
card index [countable] British English
a box of cards that contain information about something and are arranged in order, especially the cards with book information on them in a library [= card catalog American English]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary