card catalog
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After a day of reviewing cookbooks and recipes from competent, contemporary cooks, I find myself scrolling toward something stranger: accounts that operate like a digital card catalog of retro culinary horror and delight.
From Salon • Sep. 23, 2025
"We show that there is basically a card catalog available," Heath added.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
He described it as almost being like a digital card catalog, saying the company does not store photos or individual face templates but rather URLs for individual images associated with the facial features they contain.
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
Students—at least those in the mortal world—attend Baxter High, a school that time forgot where there are still chalkboards, rows of classic desks, and a library complete with card catalog.
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2018
“Triple bingo,” said Miguel, scrolling through the card catalog entry for the book.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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