card catalog
Example Sentences
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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
A different "card catalog" is required for different antigens.
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
Charles went back to the computerized card catalog.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
