Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

card index

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
card in-dex
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the microcomputer revolution.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

card indexes (plural) card indices (plural)

Phrases

card-index index card

Frequently Paired Words

card-index index card catalogue library catalog library catalogue[coinstantial]] before the 21st century; now usually not>

Synonyms

card catalogue card catalog

Questions

What does card index mean?
Any index formed with index cards, as was common in many businesses before the microcomputer revolution.

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