card file


noun
  1. another term for card index

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How to use card file in a sentence

  • Some desks contain a place for the card file in the upper right-hand drawer.

  • Keep lists of articles needed in the card file, and make your shopping lists from these.

  • Write the word on the blackboard; make up the printed card for the card file and put it in its proper box.

  • And if there isn't a lookout card in the lookout card file, they authorize the issuance of the passport by the field agency.

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  • One of Sidney's assistants rummaged through a card file he had in front of him and handed a card to the chief of the defense.

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