card catalog
noun
: a catalog (as of books) in which the entries are arranged systematically on cards
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Juan Buitrago, The Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2024
Lauder pointed to the Clinique card catalog as an example, where sales associates would note product recommendations and purchases as well as personal details about the shopper.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
The piece utilizes the library’s century-old card catalog, which had been supplanted by an online catalog system.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
Without detailed metadata, a video archive is like a library without a card catalog.
—Dave Friend, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Juan Buitrago, The Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2024
Lauder pointed to the Clinique card catalog as an example, where sales associates would note product recommendations and purchases as well as personal details about the shopper.
—Fairchild Studio, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
The piece utilizes the library’s century-old card catalog, which had been supplanted by an online catalog system.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 14 July 2024
Without detailed metadata, a video archive is like a library without a card catalog.
—Dave Friend, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Card catalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/card%20catalog. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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